A no-upfront-cost heat pump can remove one of the biggest barriers to moving away from older heating equipment.

A garage fire in central Fresno, California, on Thursday morning could have ended far worse if not for quick action from both neighbors and firefighters, who helped keep the blaze from spreading and ...

It can be hard enough for families to stay safe when summer temperatures soar. The last thing any community needs is scammers taking advantage when an air conditioner breaks down, and a homeowner ...

Air conditioner purchases are surging as a record-hot summer leaves large parts of the U.S. sweltering. And fraudsters are taking advantage of that rush, using AI to make bogus online stores look far ...

A clean energy trend gaining traction in Canada is turning solar farms into an unexpectedly profitable workplace for sheep ...

A Spokane proposal meant to shield renters during extreme heat could saddle landlords with significant new costs.

Across central Illinois, some acreage once devoted strictly to corn and soybeans is being committed to wind and solar ...

An encounter with a six-and-a-half-foot eastern brown snake quickly turned a scenic bike ride on a northern New South Wales rail trail into a medical emergency when the cyclist accidentally ran over ...

Texas owl watchers were preparing for the worst after Athena, the resident great horned owl at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, was believed to have lost her last surviving baby in April. Then ...

A bike ride through one Irvine neighborhood ended in tragedy after 25-year-old Julian Hernandez fell into nearby brush, was ...

A single dinosaur vertebra uncovered in Thailand has led scientists to identify a new species of giant, long-necked dinosaur, showing how even a single fossil fragment can expand what researchers know ...

A pelican that became entangled in fishing line at Greendale's Oxbow floodplain is back in the wild after a community rescue ...