This summer has seen record heat waves and wildfires in the U.S, the worst flooding in Beijing’s modern history, and droughts that devastated the U.S. corn crop and led India to set up “refugee camps” for livestock. These extreme events were not freak occurrences – this is how the Earth works now.

A kiwi-designed device which generates electricity by ocean wave power is one step closer to breaking into the massive US energy market.

In Mongolia, U.S. scientists are studying climate clues in ancient tree rings to help answer a crucial question: How will global warming affect Asia’s monsoon rains, which supply water for agriculture and drinking to half the world’s population?

The West African nation of Ghana prohibits small operators using chainsaws from logging its forests, but it permits the export of timber cut at large sawmills.

India's massive power failure left more than 600 million people without electricity and prompted calls for energy reforms -- including the use of more sustainable energy sources. Will this lead to opportunities for companies to update India’s infrastructure and deploy new technologies for greater growth?  

A look at how host cities compete for the gold in green -- and how Rio is gunning to overtake London for the sustainability gold.

The blackout which has left 700 million people without power dwarfs these other major outages of the past half-century

Proponents of this nuclear technology argue that it can eliminate large stockpiles of nuclear waste and generate huge amounts of low-carbon electricity. But as the battle over a major fast-breeder reactor in the UK intensifies, skeptics warn that fast-breeders are neither safe nor cost-effective.

A recent study noted that most of the 6,900 languages spoken on Earth occur in regions of high biodiversity. These findings point to a strong correlation between biological and linguistic diversity, with languages closely connected to the habitats where they are found.

Cloud computing and its data centers' vast energy demands, which are spiraling upwards every year, could open opportunities for renewables.