Saudi Arabia sees 7,000 jobs coming from solar program by 2020.
Saudi Arabia is hoping its solar-power program will generate 7,000 jobs and build a local manufacturing industry that can export products to the world,...
Global warming costs mount as heatwave hits Chile’s glaciers.
High, high up in the Andes mountains above Chile’s capital, at the foot of the glaciers that date from the last ice age, the...
Rice is a big polluter. It doesn’t have to be.
Generations of Arkansas rice growers who farmed the flood plains near the Mississippi River had little reason to pay attention to water supplies or...
The cheap energy revolution is here, and coal won’t cut it.
Wind and solar are about to become unstoppable, natural gas and oil production are approaching their peak, and electric cars and batteries for the grid...
One big legal obstacle keeps Trump from undoing greenhouse gas regulation.
Pres. Donald Trump’s administration has announced plans to dismantle an array of federal efforts to fight global warming, including a program to reduce carbon...
Light can improve perovskite solar cell performance
Scientists show how light affects perovskite film formation in solar cells, which is a critical factor in using them for cost-effective and energy-efficient photovoltaics.
Paleontologists identify new 507-million-year-old sea creature with can opener-like pincers
Paleontologists have uncovered a new fossil species that sheds light on the origin of mandibulates, the most abundant and diverse group of organisms on...
Global warming accounts for tripling of extreme West African Sahel storms
Global warming is responsible for a tripling in the frequency of extreme West African Sahel storms observed in just the last 35 years, an...
Hard rocks from Himalaya raise flood risk for millions
Scientists have shown how earthquakes and storms in the Himalaya can increase the impact of deadly floods in one of Earth's most densely populated...
Stringent exhaust gas tests for cars in Europe
As of October 2017, newly launched car models will have to pass more stringent exhaust gas tests in the EU and in Switzerland. The...
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