Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States government's abrupt U-turn on cleaner, renewable sources of energy is not only hurting the environment. It could ...

Environmentalists say the war’s effects on oil and gas prices are an argument for countries to get off fossil fuels. But the reality is likely to be messier.

In the search for more, new and cleaner sources of energy, a largely untapped resource is emerging: natural hydrogen. Unlike ...

In a world dominated by talk of solar panels, wind turbines, and nuclear reactors, some of the most fascinating breakthroughs in energy are happening in unexpected places. Scientists are experimenting ...

Artificial Intelligence and data centers have been blamed for rising electricity costs across the U.S. In December 2025, American consumers paid 42% more to power their homes than ten years ago. "When ...

For the first time, renewable energy has overtaken coal as the primary source of electricity around the world, a new report says, indicating a shift in the global reliance on environmentally harmful ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers found a way to harness the fundamental properties of triboelectrification, which most people think of it as static electricity, to ...

There’s a surprising amount of good news when it comes to the transition to cleaner forms of energy. Renewables such as wind and solar are now the world’s largest source of power. Carbon emissions ...

Nuclear energy is often regarded as the cleanest power source on Earth. Unlike coal or gas, nuclear power plants don't release smoke and other contaminants into the air. They produce massive amounts ...

Geothermal energy is typically found near geysers or volcanoes. But neither of those natural phenomena exist in the southwest ...

Wind energy infrastructure doesn’t produce power if the air isn’t moving, and solar doesn’t generate power if the sun’s not out. But that doesn’t mean that either source of energy is "worthless" ...