Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists from the Rwanda Forestry Authority have discovered two types of trees that could produce clean electricity, providing ...

A recent study indicates that vertically designed “solar trees” can generate electricity on par with conventional solar farms while reducing associated forest loss by up to 99 percent. “Through 3D ...

Scientists are repurposing their research about bacteria-powered biobatteries into a new idea for artificial plants that can feed off carbon dioxide, give off oxygen and even generate a little power.

Recent years have seen a surge in technologies meant to generate electricity without causing harm to the environment. Here and there on this planet, where the conditions are just right, wind turbines ...

AMES, Iowa – Money doesn’t grow on trees, but electricity might someday. Iowa State University scientists have built a device that mimics the branches and leaves of a cottonwood tree and generates ...