Harnessing energy from falling rain has the potential to generate huge amounts of electricity. If rain falls into a tube ...

Water drops produce electricity when dripped through a small tube. That power might be harnessed as renewable energy in rainy places.

Water falls on Earth every day as rain, and now scientists seem to have found a way of using it to create renewable electricity ...

A team led by Rice University bioscientist Caroline Ajo-Franklin has discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating ...

This is how rubbing a balloon on the skin creates static electricity. Likewise, water flowing over some surfaces can gain or lose charge. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have ...

Energy scarcity is a central driver of animal behavior and evolution. The amazing diversity of life on this planet is a testament to the plethora of novel biological solutions to the problem of ...

Once fossil fuels are gone, they cannot be replaced. Renewable sources of energy are more sustainable, which means they continue to be used. Hydroelectric dams generate electricity by passing huge ...

Found in a mudflat off the coast of Oregon, this organism’s electricity-conducting abilities could make it ideal for ...

Until now, all that energy has simply gone to waste ... Josh Hawkins has been writing for over a decade, covering science, gaming, and tech culture. He also is a top-rated product reviewer ...