Even in the Arctic, warmer summers create conditions where fires are more likely to ignite.

Though electricity and clean water are scarce, cell phones are abundant and make for a cheap way to bring the benefits of information, in the form of videos, to those in developing countries.

Using unsuitable food cropland for biofuel is an option worth exploring.

A large-scale study shows American bees are in peril.

A camera that works like the eyeball thanks to flexible electronics can now zoom.

Using historical records of microwave satellite images, atmospheric scientists have discovered two patterns that indicate a storm system is about to turn into a hurricane.