More than 40% of energy consumption in the European Union is by buildings and 63% of this figure is due to residential dwellings.

A new mathematical model for predicting variations in solar irradiance has been developed at Uppsala University.

The UK Government and its advisory groups “marginalised or ignored” the environmental and public health ramifications of permitting shale gas extraction in England, according to new research.

Researchers from Swansea University have developed a new environmentally friendly method for removing toxic chemicals from water.

Several countries report no increase in radioactivity levels.

A new European initiative aims to create a “Water Smart Industrial Symbiosis”

Explosive volcanic eruptions are possible deep down in the sea – although the water masses exert enormous pressure there. An international team reports in the journal "Nature Geoscience" how this can happen.

A majority of Americans continue to say they see the effects of climate change in their own communities and believe that the federal government falls short in its efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change.

The plant product cellulose is the most abundant form of biomass globally and can be converted into useful products such as biofuels. 

A new lithium-based electrolyte invented by Stanford University scientists could pave the way for the next generation of battery-powered electric vehicles.