A fascination with movie technology that showed robots perform self-repair through a liquid formula inspired a Purdue University professor to make his own discoveries – which are now helping to lead the way for advancements in self-powering devices such as consumer electronics and defense innovations.

University of Saskatchewan research may be key to restoring the oil sands landscape after mining.

Solar geoengineering could halve global temperature increases without making climate change worse, research shows.

Last August, Abdelrhman Mohamed found himself hiking deep into the wilderness of Yellowstone National Park.

Scientists have found a new way to control light emitted by exotic crystal semiconductors, which could lead to more efficient solar cells and other advances in electronics, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Materials Today.

A new report and map published by the U.S. Geological Survey provides critical insight to electric power grid operators across the northeastern United States in the event of a once-per-century magnetic superstorm.  

Increasing evidence has sprung up that important key players in the methane cycle have been overlooked.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered a method of plastics upcycling—transforming discarded products into new, high-value materials of better quality and environmental value—that could economically incentivize the recycling of waste plastics and help solve one of the world’s most looming pollution problems.

Finding the best light-harvesting chemicals for use in solar cells can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. 

Biofuel experts have long sought a more economically viable way to turn algae into biocrude oil to power vehicles, ships and even jets.