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A radioactive cloud that hovered over Europe last month likely originated in Russia, meteorological agencies in the country confirmed.

Scientists have published a detailed road map to move 139 countries to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, according to a recent study.

Are we flushing away a greener future? Perhaps, according to scientists who found a way to turn used toilet paper into electricity.

Even a 143-ton "fatberg" — a clotted, greasy mass of oily garbage recently found clogging a London sewer — deserves a second chance.

Solar power took a dip in the United States when the total eclipse swept across the country Monday (Aug. 21), as a new video shows.

The total solar eclipse of 2017 could cost U.S. companies nearly $700 million in lost productivity on Monday (Aug. 21) when workers pause to watch the moon block the sun.

A new way of refining biodiesel so that it works in standard diesel car engines could help broaden the use of renewable fuels, according to scientists.

President Trump has promised to revive the nation's coal industry, but proposed last month to slash funding to programs that might provide it a lifeline.