In this video I turn my sidewalk into a colorful model of the solar system using sidewalk chalk. I draw each planet to scale ...

Sunreef Yachts Institut Le Rosey, a Swiss boarding school where yearly tuition and boarding can rise to about $200,000, is ...

Inheriting a Phoenix house sounds simple until a solar company's name appears on the title search and the buyer's lender ...

Off-grid solar power is spreading across Brazil’s Amazon, helping remote communities prepare for severe drought while ...

This story is part of Flipping the Switch, KQED’s series about California’s transition to clean energy and what it means for you. What works? What doesn’t? And how much does it cost? Driving from Los ...

Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet and the one closest to the sun, hasn’t received as much love as its celestial neighbors. It’s the least explored of the inner solar system planets, which ...

California is transitioning to clean energy. KQED is reporting on what that means for you. What works? What doesn’t? How much does it cost? Help us find these answers and more by donating today. In as ...

Over the past three decades, computer models of planetary system formation have gone from fairly crude representations to sophisticated simulations using thousands of different starting points. A ...

Here’s where the August 12 eclipse will be visible, what viewers can expect—and why even a partial eclipse requires proper eye protection. A total solar eclipse reaches totality, revealing the sun’s ...

While life on Mars (and Venus) has long been an obsession for those wondering if we're alone, there are other places in our solar system that could support life in some form. This artist's concept ...

Scientists have developed a solar desalination system that turns seawater into drinking water without creating environmentally damaging brine. Special laser-textured metal panels use sunlight to ...