The European Energy Exchange has seen the price of electricity turn negative during certain hours of the day Sunday through Thursday of las week.

New research has revealed that West Antarctica is actually warming nearly two times faster than was previously thought. This finding suggests, therefore, that sea levels may rise much faster than was previously predicted.

More commonly known as Wave Clouds or more ominously, Tsunami Clouds, Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds are a rare and often spectacularweatherphenomenon whose rolling, curling, wavy procession across the sky can be both beautiful and frightening.

A group of scientists say that “peak farmland” has been reached. As much as ten percent of land currently used for agriculture could be returned to nature within fifty years.

Stefan Larus Stefansson, Iceland’s ambassador to Japan, recently gave a lecture in Tokyo about the very high geothermal potential in Japan. He said that if Japan were to invest in fully realizing its geothermal potential, the country could replace 25 nuclear reactors.

Island ecosystems are easily unbalanced by the introduction, accidental or otherwise, of invasive species. The results can range from mildly amusing to full-fledged ecological disasters. These 7 amazing islands overrun by animals provide us with a wealth of environmental test cases offering valuable lessons for the human stewards of our rapidly shrinking Island Earth.

Researchers at the University of Houston have just won a new round of funding for a $4 million wind power project that is on track to solve a key wind energy transportation conundrum: how to use superconducting wire without running afoul of the magnetic field generated by wind turbines.

The concept of transmitting electricity wirelessly to electric vehicles has dream-like advantages, and researchers from Spain say they have an idea that will make this a useful reality.

Grocery shopping is one of the basic foundations of our health. Learning how to do it well can help you save tons of time and money. If you incorporate these simple steps into your weekly routine, you will not only reap the benefits of home cooked meals, as well as delicious leftovers for lunch, but will also be able to maintain a busy work schedule and usually get everything done.

Owl eyes glowing in the darkness of tree branches and a menacing rattle in the leaves are enough to keep predators far away – even if the creatures bearing these characteristics are totally harmless. Batesian mimics are species that evolve to bear the warning signals of harmful species that exist in their habitat, while in Mullerian mimicry, two poisonous species come to resemble each other for added protection. Here are 12 examples, from flies that look like bees to false cobras.

Sometimes there’s mention in the press that wind farms harm wildlife. Typically, though these articles reference the damage done to bird and bats on land.

Three NASA satellites are now being used by a professor from the Tel Aviv University to gauge an accurate measure of the pollution levels over our planet’s megacities, the first to provide a comprehensive standardised global testing of pollution levels.