Giant eye looks out from MVRDV's futuristic library in Tianjin

Dutch firm topped out the Tianjin Binhai Library, which features a gigantic eye-like space at its heart.

The Crazy Plan to Clean Up a Giant Island of Trash Might Actually Happen

An ambitious but controversial plan to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch moves closer to reality this week, with the deployment of an ocean plastic cleanup boom off the coast of the Netherlands in the North Sea.

Solar plane leaving U.S. for Europe after yearlong stay

Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered plane circling the world, is set to depart from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday morning and begin its flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

The Most Hopeful Place On Earth For Climate Change

Eastern Canada's black spruce forests are one of the largest untamed wilderness areas on Earth. And in refreshingly optimistic news, parts of this ecosystem are expected to flourish in a warmer world.

Chemists Just Turned Plastic Into Liquid Fuel

Chinese chemists have developed a remarkably efficient method for converting polyethylene into liquid fuel. If it proves scaleable, it could make a real dent in global plastic pollution.

Solar and wind energies to see huge price drops by 2025

The average cost of electricity generated by solar and wind technologies could decrease dramatically, diminishing and, in some cases, eliminating the price barrier for renewable energies, according to a new report.

Siemens and Gamesa to form world's biggest wind-turbine maker

Siemens and Spain's Gamesa have agreed to combine their wind-turbine manufacturing businesses, creating a company with the biggest installed capacity worldwide in a move that speeds consolidation of the industry.

The world's new tallest tower by Santiago Calatrava moves forward in Dubai

When you’re aiming for a project to be the first, biggest, or best of its kind in the world, having an international team on the job can really help.

Australia smashed a wind energy record last month

Australian wind energy enjoyed a record month in May as wind farms supplied 1,299 gigawatt-hours of renewable electricity to the country

Climate change mitigation: Turning carbon dioxide into rock

The study has shown for the first time that the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide can be permanently and rapidly locked away from the atmosphere, by injecting it into volcanic bedrock. The carbon dioxide reacts with the surrounding rock, forming environmentally benign minerals.

Apple is launching a new company to sell surplus solar energy in California and Nevada |

Apple is starting a new company to sell surplus solar energy generated at its Cupertino headquarters as well as its Nevada solar farm.

This subterranean hydropower plant hidden in the Swiss alps will power 1 million homes

A new hydropower station tucked deep below a Swiss alpine peak will eventually ramp up to generate enough electricity for one million households.

Vienna Will Be Home To World's Tallest Wooden Building

The tallest wooden building in the world is under construction in Vienna. It will be 276 feet tall and save 2,800 metric tons of carbon dioxide compared to a concrete building.

Australia could be 100% renewable by 2035

WWF report says Australia could completely replace fossil fuel "baseload" power with existing renewable energy technologies.

Largest NetZero plus commercial retrofit in the US opens in Los Angeles

The largest net zero plus commercial building retrofit in the US officially opened a few days ago in Los Angeles.