Solar power offers a promising, renewable alternative to fossil fuels. 

Three of the world’s foremost scientists will co-chair a commission of leading international experts to identify risks and develop a coherent suite of scientific targets to protect Earth’s life support systems.

The rate at which the planet warms in response to the ongoing buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas could increase in the future, according to new simulations of a comparable warm period more than 50 million years ago.

A University of Queensland-led study has revealed that future demand for ethanol biofuel could potentially expand sugarcane farming land in Brazil by five million hectares by 2030.

Swedish and Chinese scientists have developed organic solar cells optimised to convert ambient indoor light to electricity. 

Researchers have identified six corporate actions that, combined with effective public policy and improved governmental regulations, could help large transnational corporations steer environmental stewardship efforts around the world, a new paper suggests.

If the idea of flying on battery-powered commercial jets makes you nervous, you can relax a little.

A University of Calgary research team, in its efforts to detect leaks of a potent greenhouse gas from oil and gas facilities, literally rose to the challenge during testing by Stanford University.

A cube one-fortieth the size of a human red blood cell can glow when it detects flammable gas.

UCSB engineering professor Michelle O'Malley receives DOE award to image microbial processes that could lead to advanced biofuels.