Two orcas, Wikie and Keijo, and 12 dolphins are stuck in a shuttered French Riviera marine park after Spanish authorities ...

One Texas farmer is having great success grazing sheep at the SB Energy solar farm — a practice known as solar grazing.

Good outdoor lighting dramatically extends the hours when you can enjoy your yard. It can make things safer by highlighting paths and walkways, or you can use it to showcase standout features like ...

Five Ukiah homeowners and the developers of Acorn Valley Plaza, Ukiah’s new 72-unit apartment complex on Gobbi Street, share ...

The range of their approaches is striking — from island cottages with cobbled-together utility systems to a fully electric house of the future.

In California, an army of smartphone- and internet-connected home appliances is already helping with power grid reliability.

From composting food waste to transforming landfills into green parks, these rural communities are proving that true ...

Puerto Rico has the least reliable energy system of any place in the U.S. Despite billions of federal dollars available for ...

In contrast, a total solar eclipse, where the Sun is completely covered, results in a brief period of twilight. Read more on RFI English ...

Every 11 years or so, the Sun’s magnetic field completely flips, meaning its north and south poles switch places. This periodic change is known as the solar cycle ... interfering with power grids, and ...

The central part of the Moon’s shadow, where the Sun would appear completely blocked, misses Earth, so no one will be able to see a total solar eclipse this time. Everyone watching the eclipse ...

The home is even able to run completely off-grid using solar power and rain water collection equipment, which can be preinstalled upon request. Designed with energy efficiency in mind, the home has ...