Imagine not having to pay your electricity bills because a gigantic magnet surrounding the Earth produced power. Well, Earth indeed has a magnet like this, which is its magnetic field. When the fiery ...

Researchers have been on a long quest to harness carbon-free energy from natural processes, from tapping into tidal forces to mimicking the fusion reactions that occur in stars. Now, a team of ...

The phrase “free electricity” has a way of attracting attention, and some coverage of the new device leans into that language, suggesting that scientists have discovered a way to pull power directly ...

The United Downs power plant, near Truro in Cornwall, becomes the first power plant in the UK to generate electricity from the Earth's heat. The UK's first geothermal power plant has been turned on, ...