The appeal is straightforward. Solar panels on Earth depend on weather. They shut down at night, sulk under clouds, and fade during winter. In contrast, a solar array parked 36,000 kilometers above ...

A future where your lights, phone, and even entire cities are powered by sunlight collected in orbit may not be far-fetched.

How extreme will weather events become in the second half of the 21st century? This is what a recent study published in Earth’s Future hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...

If we deny "the overwhelming scientific evidence of climate change," atmospheric CO2 will soar to between an off-the-charts ...

Activists are hoping to recreate the magic of 1970’s Earth Day — at a moment when the movement’s future is cloudier than ever ...

Solar panels positioned in space could be harnessed to continuously supply up to 80 per cent of Europe ’s renewable energy by 2050, a new study says. Researchers from King’s College London estimate ...

Planting trees is seen as a cornerstone of efforts to avert climate breakdown. But a major new study in Science finds their ...

A new forecast warns human impacts on oceans will double by 2050, threatening reefs, coasts, and marine life worldwide.

The world population is expected to climb to 9.7 billion in 2050 from 7.7 billion today, with the population of sub-Saharan Africa doubling, a United Nations report released Monday said.