Google helps fund wind farm backbone

Pataki: Despite 'green fatigue,' the future is in cleantech infrastructure

Despite a wave of "green fatigue" that has swept over the United States, the future is in cleantech, said former New York governor George Pataki. Read the full story

Google helps fund wind farm backbone

Google is teaming up with Good Energies and Marubeni Corp. to fund the development stage of an undersea wind farm backbone that will stretch down the Mid-Atlantic. Read the full story

First embryonic stem-cell treatment for spinal cord injuries

This is the first time embryonic stem-cell treatments have been approved in a government funded study. Read the full story

Surprises, and some worries, after first global ocean census

In what's being described as the world's first global ocean census, marine researchers have compiled nearly 30 million observations of 120,000 ocean species. Read the full story

America is the noisiest country

We're getting louder, and our noise level is threatening to spread to the rest of the world. Read the full story

Legal fight over health reform far from over

A ruling on the largest suit against the law, filed in Florida, is expected in December. Read the full story

Samsung outlines sustainability efforts

Samsung's David Steel talks about the company's progress to date in the area of sustainability, at a press event in San Francisco. Read the full story

Samsung outlines sustainability efforts

Samsung's David Steel talks about the company's progress to date in the area of sustainability, at a press event in San Francisco. Read the full story

Gates on education tech: Content more important than tools

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launched a $20 million new grant program to boost education technology. Read the full story

What happens to the International Space Station after 2020?

The world's most valuable orbiting asset could get another lease on life, as a stepping stone for missions to the Moon, then maybe even Mars. Read the full story

Cheek swab for lung cancer: breakthrough in biomedical optics

Lung cancer news: Cheek swab for lung cancer and how smoking causes epigenetic changes. Read the full story