A remote community of mud huts and corrugated iron roofs in the arid savannah of West Africa could be a trailblazer for a new form of carbon-free energy. T

In a bid to meet growing food production and energy needs in low- and middle-income countries, solar-powered groundwater irrigation is rapidly gaining ground.

Color mixing is the process of combining two or more colors: red and green make yellow, blue and red make purple, red and green and blue make white.

Over the last two decades an estimated three billion people have been affected by water-related natural disasters such as droughts and floods.

The hurrying pace of societal electrification is encouraging from a climate perspective.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have performed the world's first life cycle assessment (LCA) of an existing, two-seater, all-electric aircraft, with a direct comparison to an equivalent fossil fuel-powered one.

Smart grids have the potential to revolutionize and revitalize energy supplies in rural communities, according to Penn State researchers.

Man-made earthquakes, so called induced seismicity, have become an increasing concern. 

MIT researchers have developed a battery-free, self-powered sensor that can harvest energy from its environment.

Many electric vehicles are powered by batteries that contain cobalt — a metal that carries high financial, environmental, and social costs.