Known for its ever-present dark cloud of pollution, Beijing got a rare glimpse of blue skies. The city temporarily banned five million cars from travelling the roads, and the results were beautiful.
For residents of Beijing, checking the air quality...
The earth's winds get faster the higher they are above the surface, and in Germany, they are hoping to capitalize on that fact to generate tons of wind power.
The new technology may come in different forms, from airplanes to helium...
Wasting food is bad for the budget and the environment. Here are a few ways to keep your food fresh longer so that you can avoid throwing it away later.
1. Wrap Greens in Tinfoil
For crispy vegetables such as lettuce,...
Translucent lithium-ion battery, developed by a team of Japanese researchers, can recharge itself directly from the sun.
Solar batteries, solar panel windows, battery recharging screens, all these key words keep popping up once in a while, bringing up the hopes...
Even though many countries around the world have established plan to reduce their emissions, scientists report that the global temperature will still increase.
Researchers consider 2°C as a dangerous tipping point, and once it is reached, the effects of climate change...
Everyone knows that sustainable foods are better for the environment and that the lack of pesticides and antibiotics make them a safer choice for humans, too. However, buying from sustainable farms has invisible, indirect benefits on entire communities of...
Solar power will soon be more convenient that ever. SolarWindow Technologies has developed solar panels that can generate 50 times more energy than the current panels being used today.
Greater electricity generation will help residential and commercial enthusiasts get a return...
Obama's Clean Power Plan may actually be undermined if nuclear power plants are shut down. This news comes from a report by to Third Way, a non-partisan think tank located in Washington, DC.
The goal of the the administration's plan is to...
Dutch students have developed a method to convert fruit and vegetable waste into "fruit leather", which can then be made into trendy handbags.
Regardless of how many pleas and tries there have been to reduce food waste, some amount of fruits...
The Energy Secretary for the United States, Ernest Moniz, thinks that the costs of producing solar and wind energy have fallen so low that they would be competitive with oil and gas even without the subsidies they currently receive from...
