These people are rebuilding homes lost to wildfires in the western US – only this time they are using a material that they ...

They say that solar-powered earth homes could achieve a levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of $0.218/kWh. New research from Morocco indicates that integrating locally produced, bio-based ...

Rammed earth homes are built by putting in place the form of the house, which is usually a plywood structure that provides the outline of a wall. A mix of soils is then rammed into the walls ...

An odd phenomenon called lithospheric dripping might occur wherever mountains form. Earth's crust may "drip" into its middle ...

The California mountain range can be seen for miles around yet is closed to the public almost all of the time.

A five-alarm brush fire broke out near Interstate 580 in the Oakland Hills, California, on Friday, October 18, amid a red ...

In previous homes, the AC always came on in April and stayed on until October. In the winter, the earth helped to retain heat ...

A report from McKinsey earlier in 2024 estimated that the global space economy will be worth $1.8 trillion by 2035.

and learning needs of the Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Department of Geography, and Seismological Laboratory. We also have one of the largest map collections in California. Large format ...

As Florida has been hit by several devastating hurricanes, homes designed to withstand these extreme storms have gone through a serious test. The burning of medical waste poses a serious health ...

According to the 2024 Living Planet Report released today by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), where I serve as chief scientist, ...