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Potential wind energy areas for the Gulf of Maine haven't been finalized. But federal environmental agencies say if development does move ahead in the Gulf, it would occur in an area that's a critical habitat for right whales.

Galveston, Texas, has some of the fastest sea level rise in the world. To protect the city, engineers need to know how fast ice in West Antarctica will melt. Scientists are racing to figure it out.

Researchers are worried that the lithium ion batteries powering our phones, and soon our cars, will turn into a big waste problem. They're trying to figure out how to recycle them.

China pulled out all the stops to host the leaders of the world's 20 leading economies. China's government sent 2 million residents of the city of Hangzhou on vacation to ensure a flawless summit.

At the Kennedy Space Center, riding out a hurricane means something a little different. You have to keep the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle capsule happy.

What if the devices in your home got involved in raising your kids? The toy giant Mattel planned to market such a device but pulled the project when parents and pediatricians complained.

By day, Saint-Louis native Pape Dieye is a boat captain-turned-tour guide for a fancy hotel that caters to Westerners. By night, he turns down requests to smuggle human beings across the ocean.

Protesters fighting an EPA plan to clean up the Housatonic River gathered near the Woods Pond Dam in Lee, Massachusetts, to call attention to the risks posed by extreme weather events on the contaminated river.

Roxane Gay on the delicious pile of glitter that is 2013's Crazy Rich Asians.

This brightly colored arachnid poses little risk to people, but its flashy colors are slowly showing up in more spots along the Eastern coast.