Magnetic reconnection, in which magnetic field lines break and reconnect to change their topology, occurs throughout the universe. The essential feature of reconnection is that it energizes plasma ...

Emily Rhode is a science writer, communicator, and educator with over 20 years of experience working with students, scientists, and government experts to help make science more accessible and engaging ...

In addition to his appointment at the University of Colorado, Travis Nemkov is an Affiliate Investigator of Vitalant Research Institute and a co-founder of Omix Technologies. If you’ve spent any time ...

How is energy use changing? To limit global warming to a nominally safe level of 1.5°C as laid out in the 2015 Paris climate agreement, we must replace fossil fuels with practically inexhaustible, ...

SAN ANTONIO – As another hot summer approaches, KSAT Explains went to a CPS Energy solar facility for a Q&A about how energy generated by the sun works. KSAT spoke with Mike Hale, CPS Energy’s Interim ...

Policy and technology expert Gail H Marcus assesses the industry’s environmental credentials in comparison to fossil fuels and renewable energy sources (Courtesy: iStock/alxpin) The environment is a ...

“Dark energy” is a term scientists use to refer to whatever is causing the universe to expand faster over time. We don’t know exactly what dark energy is—no one has ever directly seen or measured ...