Panama president signs into law a moratorium on new mining concessions. A Canadian mine is untouched

The last couple of years have been terrific for semiconductor stocks. Well, most semiconductor stock

Last week in Houston, politicians protested indignantly as news emerged that hazardous waste from th

Netflix is showing steady financial growth amid the ongoing Hollywood labor struggles and an overall

By training 192 lasers onto a capsule the size of a peppercorn, U.S. government scientists last week

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felo

Rising sea level isn’t just about losing a few inches of shoreline to the encroaching oceans each ye

Rising sea level isn’t just about losing a few inches of shoreline to the encroaching oceans each ye

Al Gore describes himself as an optimist about the world’s progress on climate change, but he doesn’

Life isn't quite so simple anymore for Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.The two socialites-turned-busi

UPDATE: In a temporary ruling, a judge has ordered Kevin Costner to pay ex Christine Baumgartner $12

For Leticia Nogueira, it started with the frogs.As a grade schooler visiting her grandfather’s farm

ROME — Scorching temperatures across Europe forced the closure of the Acropolis in Athens for a seco

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Supreme Court issued mixed rulings Friday for businesses seeki

Three major rental platforms will start showing extra monthly fees that can surprise tenants — and a

In a quiet corner of the oldest botanic garden in North America grows a tree with long, graceful bra

In a New Book, Annie Proulx Shows Us How to Fall in Love with Wetlands