California holds vast stores of lithium. But mining projects stir debate over environmental costs and economic benefits.

Since the 1980s, athletes have been using fluorinated waxes on their boards, giving them "ridiculous" speed. No longer.

A Maryland program that lets oyster farmers capitalize off the environmental benefits of the bivalves had few takers.

Scientists, academics, and some intended parents agree that better data is needed. “We need more research. You know, we need to design better studies,” said Bryan McColgan, a writer and trained ...