Just a small bit of the computer is made from recycled bottles picked up from Haiti’s streets and waterways, but it signals the possibility of changing where we get the plastics for our electronics.

Soon after hearing news reports of the tsunami that devastated coastal regions throughout the Indian Ocean, research geophysicist Steven Ward, an expert on tsunami hazards, went to work on his ...

As an undergraduate studying computer science at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), Bryan Keller said he thought that he had his life all mapped out on a simple, straightforward path. First, he ...

Microsoft's newest computer mouse is proof that the tech giant is serious about achieving "green" in the next few years. The upcoming accessory is reportedly environment-friendly since it is made up ...

Computer scientists have combined sophisticated computer vision algorithms and a brain-computer interface to find mines in sonar images of the ocean floor. The study shows that the new method speeds ...

Fifteen years ago, Galen Gisler had a gut feeling that something wasn't right about the Hollywood portrayal of asteroid impacts in the world's oceans. "Movies like 'Deep Impact' and 'Armageddon' ...

New findings challenge climate models by revealing the Southern Ocean's unexpected, but also transient, resilience as a carbon sink.

Oceanographers will soon be able to sit in their labs ashore and communicate with instruments in the water at ocean observatories around the world, enabling researchers to direct instruments to ...

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- The 23-year-old man arrested after authorities found child pornography photos and videos on his computer could face more charges, Ocean Springs authorities said. Francis Austyn ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Saturn's giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan instead may hold ...