Global warming turned Sandy into superstorm

Last October's Superstorm Sandy was made far worse by the melting of Arctic sea ice, new research suggests.

Hyundai details 2013 Sonata Hybrid

Korean automaker Hyundai, even as it becomes the first to begin assembly-line production of zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered vehicles, continues to focus on other types of green vehicle technology.

Ships could soon travel straight across North Pole

Within 50 years, ordinary ships will be able to negotiate shipping lanes through the Arctic Ocean during late summer, new UCLA research shows.

Volcanoes, not pollutants, damp down global warming

Global warming over the last ten years or so would have been more extreme if it weren't for volcanoes, says a team from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Sbarro React is one slick hybrid

Is the Sbarro Italian food chain now expanding into race cars?

Volar-e racer is the sexiest EV - ever

I've always thought one the most attractive electric vehicle on the market is the Tesla Model S. True, the Tesla is undeniably slick, but the Volar-e EV racecar makes the Model S look like a wallflower.

VW XL1: Towards 261 miles a gallon

Volkswagen would like to introduce you to what it believes will be a car you are tripping over others to get at if your checkbook is big enough.

The green troika of the Citroen Hybrid Air

The Geneva Motor show is a week away, and the automakers are trickling out news of their wares to drum up excitement from press and the public.

Can graphene supercapacitors replace traditional batteries?

If these UCLA researchers are right – and we might find out pretty soon – energy storage could be in for a big change.

Video: Solar Impulse to take on the States

The record-setting Solar Impulse airplane has landed in America. It didn’t fly here – well, it did, but it did so disassembled and packed into the cargo load of a Boeing 747 for the trip from its home base in Switzerland to Moffett Federal Airfield in Silicon Valley.

Coral bleaching could hit three quarters of world's reefs

The majority of coral reefs could be experiencing mass bleaching events by 2045, says an international team of scientists.

'Frozen' atmospheric waves trigger extreme weather events

Another report has linked man-made climate change with extreme weather events around the world, including recent heat waves in the United States and Russia and the unprecedented Pakistan flood.

Model predicts more snow at the poles

Most of us will see less snow over the coming years - but polar and high-altitude regions will get more, a new climate model from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts.

Chreos SuperEV goes 620 miles, 186MPH

Silex Power, a small firm from the island nation of Malta, has cooked up a rather unique upper-market electric vehicle concept which, if it actually hits production in 2015, could rival the likes of Tesla Motors for performance and range.

Claim: Biofuel crops consuming grasslands in the US

Scientists and environmentalists have long warned that biofuel production could have troubling land-use consequences, and now there’s new research that appears to confirm some of the worst fears.

Melting Siberian permafrost threatens major methane release

It could take as little as a 1.5 degree rise in global temperature to thaw Siberia permanently, potentially releasing catastrophic levels of cartbon dioxide and methane from the soil.

These military uniforms help prevent friendly fire

In combat situations, soldiers must make split-second decisions. High stress and poor environmental conditions often mean that the senses are compromised.

Not all EVs are created equal

Remember the argument that electrified vehicles like hybrids, plug-in hybrids, "range-extended" hybrids, and electric vehicles are supposedly not as "clean" as gasoline-only autos?

This treehouse is for both Ewoks and Hobbit

What happens when an Ewok from the Forest Moon of Endor meets a Hobbit from the Shire, and they both decide to build a house together?

Mitsubishi preps new hybrid and EV

Mitsubishi Motors has trailed behind most other automakers in terms of electric car and hybrid development.