In the escalating war to squeeze every last mile from every last drop of gas, automakers are attacking on every front, going well beyond the cratered fields of aerodynamics and optimized engine ...

High up on the top floor of a run-down industrial brick building in Charlestown sits Emily Thibodeau’s workshop. It takes but one good look around to see this is not your posh, Kendall Square-inspired ...

It’s common sense: When it’s hot outside, don’t put on a dark shirt—wear white instead. A team of researchers at Purdue University has put this common knowledge to work to figure out ways to cool ...

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — For 20-year-old Mayank Yadav, riding a crowded bus in the summer months in this western Indian city can be like sitting in an oven. That makes it a treat when he steps off and ...

I have mad respect for people who ride their bike to work. If you can get your human self out of bed that early in the morning and propel yourself to work, not only are you 100% more motivated than ...

Temperatures are skyrocketing in India, as a result of climate change. Sadly, this has resulted in a 150 percent increase in the number of heat waves, killing thousands of people in recent years. To ...

Henry Ford famously said a customer can have a car in "any color that he wants, as long as it is black." But black on self-driving cars could be deadly. That can help explain why the May Mobility self ...

It's gaudy, and some would call it downright ugly, but the lime green paint job option for the 2017 Toyota Prius keeps the vehicle cool and can even save drivers on gas. A Wired report says that ...

Q. Linda brings some promising information to Street Scene. We first published three hazardous nighttime conditions at the intersection of Apalachee Parkway and Conner Boulevard last June. Poor street ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On a hot summer day, the temperature of a dark roof or sidewalk ...

Toyota is giving its 2017 Prius a lime green paint job—and it serves a larger purpose than a change in aesthetic. On the automaker's Japanese website, Toyota explains that it's using Thermo-Tect lime ...

Ostensibly, ponies should not double as traffic reflectors, but all is not as it should be. After late night traffic incidents in a rural UK town killed 74 animals and endangered as many humans, local ...