This month’s tsunami in Indonesia was likely caused by landslides from a volcanic eruption, but most tsunamis are caused by movement of the ocean floor.

You might soon be able to get a clearer picture of those “visions of sugar plums” or, better, some great idea that comes to you as you’re falling asleep.

Oceans are full of invisible bacterial life that are highly attuned to their environment, so the Navy is trying to enlist them.

Since nuclear power plants don’t emit greenhouse gases, many think they are a solution to climate change. So a push is now on to boost worldwide nuclear energy production by deploying more – but much smaller – reactors.

If you’re shopping online and want to reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season, experts say – don’t procrastinate.

Dreaming of Thanksgiving leftovers? What makes food taste good, or not? Chemistry is, perhaps, an obvious answer. But you probably didn’t think about mechanics.

Dreaming of Thanksgiving leftovers? What makes food taste good, or not? Chemistry is, perhaps, an obvious answer. But you probably didn’t think about mechanics.

E-mail scams are the number one global cybercrime, but a newly engineered search tool is now being deployed to reveal the crooks.

E-mail scams are the number one global cybercrime, but a newly engineered search tool is now being deployed to reveal the crooks.

Engineers have created the first medical device that simply dissolves in the body after its job is done.