Seagrass beds are so effective in protecting tropical beaches from erosion, that they can reduce the need for regular, expensive beach nourishments that are used now.

As part of its program of keeping officials and the public apprised of volcanic threats, the USGS periodically reassesses the threat level of U.S. volcanoes and updates volcanic threat assessment documentation.

Wake effect from upwind wind farms can reduce the energy production of downwind neighbors.

An urban expansion forecast study co-led by Texas A&M predicts over 70,000 square miles of natural habitat could be lost to urban expansion between 2000 and 2030.

With energy demands rising, researchers at Penn State Behrend and the University of Tabriz, Iran, have completed an algorithm — or approach — to design more efficient wind farms, helping to generate more revenue for builders and more renewable energy for their customers.

Columbia Engineers make white paint whiter—and cooler—by removing white pigment and invent a polymer coating.

A small tract of land in the southwest corner of the former Horace Williams Airport property is slated to house the University’s latest renewable energy project, this one powered by the sun.

A statewide survey of Vermont residents showed residents and property owners are more likely to adopt stormwater management practices after experiencing flooding or erosion.

Researcher finds that California Coastal Act increases property values.

How many fields of switchgrass and forests of trees would be needed to offset the energy produced by burning coal? A lot, it turns out.