Lightning formation and the conditions triggering it have long been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, but new research led by Penn State scientists is lifting the fog. Using mathematical calculations, ...

They’re tenacious, which is very good for a milk jug or a car bumper. But they don’t easily break down, which is bad for the environment. From the 1950s, when plastics were first produced in ...

A self-taught artist, he turned reclaimed wood into striking abstract works influenced by Brancusi, Noguchi and African art.

The construction industry is one of the world’s biggest sources of pollution, largely because it relies on materials like cement, sand, and gravel. Producing these materials requires large amounts of ...

The only ice factory in Bubaque is out of service. Local fishermen, like Pedro Luis Pereira, are forced to source ice from factories on the mainland in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, some 70 kilometres ...