Scientists and companies have been trying for decades to harness fusion energy, the process that fires the sun, to generate ...

As climate change causes the plant to warm and people crank up their air-conditioning, Americans are spending increasingly more money on their energy bills. This means more people are experiencing ...

Solar energy is the world's most abundant resource, and it's increasingly being harnessed to power homes and businesses. While solar energy still makes up a small percentage of the electricity ...

The world is in the midst of a shift away from fossil fuels and towards carbon-neutral energy sources, a change expected to be as momentous as the coal that enabled the Industrial Revolution in the ...

Lone pumpjack located in the middle of large solar array outside of Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA. (Photo by: Citizen of the Planet/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) My previous ...

Emily Rhode is a science writer, communicator, and educator with over 20 years of experience working with students, scientists, and government experts to help make science more accessible and engaging ...

Energy permitting may sound dry, but it’s an important and necessary step for any plan that intends to bring new sources of energy to our homes and businesses. It’s the shorthand term for all the ...

Nuclear energy is a form of energy released from the nucleus, the core of atoms, made up of protons and neutrons. This source of energy can be produced in two ways: fission – when nuclei of atoms ...

Is nuclear power the world's best hope for slowing climate change—or a high-stakes gamble that risks radioactive disaster? What if it's both? As the world seeks cleaner energy sources, nuclear energy ...