Discover how to build a portable DIY solar charger for your smartphone using simple materials like copper foil tape, a micro-USB cable, and hot glue. This step-by-step tutorial guides you through each ...

Science writers and news media are invited to a talk at next week’s American Geophysical Union fall meeting to learn about what causes change in the Sun’s powerful activity, from flares that release ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Portable solar panels and solar battery chargers are easy-to-use devices that provide backup power to anyone who happens to be away from a working power outlet, including hikers, car campers, and even ...

Once a portable charger runs out of juice, you have to find an outlet to repower it. Solar power banks, however, help you avoid that problem — they can be repowered by the sun. Like solar chargers, ...

Is space-based solar power a costly, risky pipe dream? Or is it a viable way to combat climate change? Although beaming solar power from space to Earth could ultimately involve transmitting gigawatts, ...

Dr. Nafeesah Allen is a multilingual communications strategist and global real estate investor with nearly 15 years of experience. She began writing about home improvement and design over four years ...