Alternative Energy Technology

Although Brazil’s energy-hungry economic boom has driven the nation to tap the Amazon’s vast hydroelectric potential, the resulting deforestation accompanying its dam projects has reduced the available waterpower

Snow cover across the Rockies has been shrinking since 1980. This meltwater accounts for 80 percent of the annual water supply for more than 70 million people in the U.S.

A $200-million investment will fund development in digital manufacturing technology, lightweight composites and new power sources

The industry must fight the perception that wind energy cannot compete with fossil fuels

The British government has been collecting plutonium as a future fuel for future reactors

A new study shows that sediments fouled with oil from the blowout in the Gulf of Mexico caused problems for fish embryos. David Biello reports

Employing novel engineering, materials and psychology, a Swiss team will attempt to soar coast to coast this summer

Lockheed Martin will build a plant that harvests the energy from the temperature difference between surface and deeper ocean waters

Books and recommendations from Scientific American

The American Institute of Architects' winning structures combine environmental sustainability with a focus on public health

A consortium sold power from an EV fleet at the University of Delaware for this first time on April 26—and turned a profit

Proposals to open the U.S. east coast for oil and gas exploration mean an increasingly noisy neighborhood for marine life. David Biello reports