Alternative Energy Technology

Science museums should recruit the public in confronting the planet’s toughest challenges

Cities can combat the urban heat island effect under global warming with trees, white roofs and other fixes

Take a solar panel. Surround it with light-emitting diodes attached to a microprocessor and, in northern climes at least, some kind of heater.

The world is not on track to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius but can still hold that line with tremendous effort

Harrison Ford, known for iconic roles such as Han Solo and the intrepid archaeologist, confronts the Indonesian forestry minister on television

Even before I arrived at the annual “Dialogue” of the Breakthrough Institute, an Oakland, California, think tank that challenges mainstream environmental positions, I was arguing about it.

Eastern states in the U.S. are employing microgrids to improve resilience after big weather

The Lone Star State might have set a national record for a state's wind power production, too

Editor's Note: This is the fifth and final post in a series by geologist Ulyana Horodyskyj. She climbed several peaks in the Himalaya Mountains to try to determine how airborne particles such as dust and soot that settle on massive glaciers alter how snow and ice melt, which could affect climate change as well as [...]