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What do a giant tortoise, a carnivorous plant and the fossil remains of ancient apes have in common? They're all on the Top Ten List of New Species put…

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson issued an outlook for sea power as the U.S. defense budget is under pressure. He talks to Renee Montagne about the fleet, ISIS and women in the service.

Protecting the environment may reduce many diseases, such as Lyme and West Nile, a study finds. The tantalizing idea suggests that conservation and human health may be more connected than we thought.

A new study in Brazil finds that urban apartments have more diverse fungi — some healthy, some potentially not — than villages in the Amazon rainforest.

Central New York girls as young as eight years old will be gathering Saturday in Syracuse for a first-ever all-girl youth hackathon. ‘CuseGirlHacks is…

There's still much to do before getting formal approval, the entrepreneur adds. Hyperloop has the goal of reaching speeds of more than 700 mph, using magnetic levitation in a vacuum environment.

The University of Vermont, Burlington offers students a healthy-living environment, away from drugs and alcohol, to teach students to nurture their young brains.

NASA's newest rover on Mars has just finished analyzing a sample of powder drilled from inside a rock, and has found evidence that the red planet once had conditions that could have supported microbial life.

On Earth Day 2014, it wasn't easy being an environmental organization in the Republican Party. The big donors who write checks aren't much interested in the environment.

A coalition of environmental and social justice groups says the pending closure of the aging FitzPatrick nuclear power plant in Oswego County presents an…