The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center turned 60 this year. We're celebrating with six of our favorite stories since ...

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There's increasing concern about PFAS, the substances commonly called forever chemicals found throughout the environment. Now volunteers in Minnesota are collecting pine needles throughout the state ...

GE HealthCare CEO Peter J. Arduini, the man tapped to lead the $20 billion-a-year business, spoke to Fortune about how he’s ...

Swellcycle’s zero-waste approach combats what’s known as the “surfer’s paradox,” in which surfers, who are often avid ...

"Reuse Revolution" brings hands-on STEM learning to kids in central Wisconsin with support from the Green Bay Packers ...

The fund seeks to enable researchers to make leaps rather than incremental advances in the natural sciences and engineering.

North Carolina is quickly becoming one of the nation's leaders in emergency response from the air. Two breakthroughs — one from university innovators and another from a leading medical research ...

Treasure Coast nonprofits that research, protect, restore and advocate for clean water, especially the Indian River Lagoon, need more than holiday cheer to continue their missions. TCPalm's annual ...

November 18, 2025 - As companies lean into AI innovation to revolutionize a wide range of industries, they will encounter opportunities to secure patents on their advances. Machine-learning-based ...

In 1958, during the height of the Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed what was known as the National Aeronautics and Space Act into law. The goal of the legislation was to create an agency ...