Researchers may have devised a revolutionary new way to replace solar panels altogether. Instead, we could one day see rooftops adorned with rain panels that can capture energy from falling raindrops.

Every day, vast quantities of rain fall across the planet. Until now, all that energy has simply gone to waste. But scientists may have found a clever new way to tap into this overlooked natural ...

Collecting energy from various small mechanical processes has always been something that’s been technically possible, but never done on a large scale due to issues with cost and scalability. It’s much ...

The next time you find yourself lulled by the patter of rain outside your window, think how that same sprinkle might sound if you were a tiny seed planted directly below a free-falling droplet. Would ...

ESSEX COUNTY INTO SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL, AND THEN DOWN TOWARD THE CAPE AND THE ISLANDS AS WELL, PARTICULARLY NANTUCKET. YOU’RE UNDER SEVERE DROUGHT RIGHT NOW, AND THIS IS MAYBE A LITTLE ...

Cars were stranded and submerged on highways and under viaducts in the Chicago area Tuesday night after a thunderstorm produced quick falling, "torrential rain rates," leading to flooded basements, ...