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Peter Payette of Interlochen Public Radio reports on biotech companies' efforts to grow potentially toxic plants in controlled environments. One such place is an abandoned copper mine in Michigan, where plants are grown 200 feet underground.

Two lawsuits by current and former employees of the Christian Coalition allege a Jim Crow-like working environment at the organization's Washington headquarter. As NPR's Phillip Martin reports, it's the latest hurdle for an organization that's been in turmoil for the last few years.

The Department of Transportation is participating in a "trash blitz" to help beautiful areas and protect the environment.

This week on Science on the Radio Dr. Marvin Druger is talking Thermodynamics and specifically Entropy. Entropy is a measure of the degree of disorder in…

Did you know that the passenger pigeon was the most abundant bird in North America at one time with over five billion birds at it's population peak? This…

being anti-environment by introducing new legislation.

of BioServe Space Technologies about the latest space shuttle mission which will focus on the effect a low-gravity space environment has on several species of plants.

A scientist in Washington state has done some new research showing that apples grown organically can be more profitable and better for the environment than those conventionally grown. But NPR's Richard Harris points out that what works in an experimental setting still might not work in the marketplace.

The Museum of Science and Technology is starting to put together the largest, most expensive visiting exhibit the museum has ever hosted. It’s called…

Pope Francis, who heads the Catholic Church, has doubled down on his commitment to the environment with a new electric popemobile presented by Mercedes-Benz.