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Bjørn Lomborg can trigger screaming climate hysteria, just by offering to talk to people. And he is not even a climate skeptic.

GLUCK+’s new research facility for Duke University boasts beautiful coastal views as well as impressive eco-friendly credentials. Recently crowned LEED Gold, the Dr. Orrin H. Pilkey Research Laboratory in Beaufort, North...

We may be sabotaging our efforts to generate clean energy. New research from a team led by Duke University found polluted air may be reducing our solar energy output - by 25 percent. And areas with some of the highest investment...

Waste heat could be a valuable source of energy - if only we could find a way to capture it efficiently. Now two Duke University researchers have a plan to do just that. They have developed a new thermophotovoltaic device...

What if the carbon dioxide building up in our atmosphere could be put to good use as fuel? For years chemists have chased a catalyst that could aid the reaction converting carbon dioxide to methane, a building block for many...

You may be painting on more than just a pretty color when using nail polish. A new study by researchers at Duke University and the Environmental Working Group found that some of the most popular nail polishes contain a suspected...

The world is full of maps, and now we have one more. This one, the Tree of Life, shows how 2.3 million species of animals, plants, fungi, and microbes branched off over the years from a common ancestor. Scientists from 11...

The world is full of maps, and now we have one more. This one, the Tree of Life, shows how 2.3 million species of animals, plants, fungi, and microbes branched off over the years from a common ancestor. Scientists from 11...

If a tree falls in the forest with no one around, does it make a sound? According to new research by French scientists, dying trees emit noises that indicate their imminent demise before they ever hit the ground...

A team of scientists from Duke University, the University of Hawaii and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discovered that pollution around the Hawaiian islands is causing lethal tumors in the endangered...

A new study has revealed that extinction rates for plants and animals are currently 1,000 times higher than they were before humans arrived. The rate is so high, in fact, that the planet hasn't seen anything like it since...

A paralyzed teen using an advanced mind-controlled exoskeleton may provide the first ceremonial kick of the 2014 FIFA Soccer World Cup in Brazil later this year...

Keeping your power-hungry smartphones charged with cables and portable batteries may be a thing of the past as two engineering students have figured out a way to charge them with Wi-Fi...

Photo: Adam Gregor / Shutterstock Fracking for shale gas doesn't exactly have the best track record for safety or positive environmental impact. Well, go ahead add another unfortunate environmental catastrophe to the fracking...

From Duke University and the “I was sure those tree rings were linear indicators” department, comes this news: Climate Change May Speed Up Forests’ Life Cycles DURHAM, N.C. – Many climate studies have predicted...