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Tar Balls from California Oil Spill Litter Beach in NASA Photo
Spotting dark, gooey and flammable tar on the beach — remnants from an oil spill in Southern California in May — just got a lot easier, thanks to NASA.
Ox Urine to Olive Oil: Fighting Garden Pests Like the Colonists
Opinion How did Colonial Americans rid themselves of garden pests?
Peak Oil: Theory or Myth?
Peak oil refers to the point in time when global oil production peaks and begins to drop.
Trillions and Quadrillions: Numbers Tell U.S. Energy Story
New interactive map shows how energy production in U.S. has grown since 1993.
Gassy Blob: Biggest US Methane Source Spotted from Space
So much methane is leaking from drilling in the Southwest's Four Corners region that the natural gas blob can be spotted from space, a new study reports.
3D-Printed Rocks Could Change Fracking Practices
Geologists are using 3D-printed rocks to study how oil and gas moves through underground rock and the research could have important implications for fracking.
Flawed Fracking Wells Taint Pennsylvania's Drinking Water
New research makes a direct link between Pennsylvania's tainted drinking water and leaky fracking wells in the Marcellus Shale.
