Energy

Six innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized wind turbines
While most offshore wind farms are firmly rooted in the seabed, engineers are developing new ways to float enormous wind turbines.
Shining a light on oil fields to make them more sustainable
Sensors and analytics give oil well operators real-time alerts when things go wrong, so they can respond before they become disasters.
US will accelerate geothermal exploration on federal land
The Bureau of Land Management is taking steps to make it easier for public lands to be considered for geothermal power systems.
How tech helped beat back locust swarms in East Africa
Autonomous trash-eating boats clean up water pollution
The world's whitest paint can cool your house — and the Earth
Argentina’s songbirds explain a mysterious type of speciation
What is the future of wave energy?
Jets powered by food waste could take off soon
An explosive lake becomes a source of power
Transforming abandoned oil rigs into artificial reefs
Can weather modification save us from megadroughts?
This Kenyan startup is turning locust swarms into animal feed