David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Every Boy Scout or Girl Guide probably had the experience of building a simple solar oven: an insulated box, some aluminum foil, and plastic wrap, and voila! On warm, sunny, summer days, you can bake.

Graphic shows the parts of a box solar cooker with the glass lid open and metal reflectors with two pots inside on a white background. 3D Illustration Use these solar oven plans to make a solar oven ...

Not all students are relaxing on their summer break. Some are working on an oven that could help fight world hunger. "We call it a hybrid-barrel-panel design because it's a cylinder but it also ...

Last summer when our power was out for a week, I really thought about how much we depend on electricity. While my family was lucky enough to have a generator and gas grill, the generator wasn't ...

Have you ever wondered if you could cook using just the power of the sun? With a simple solar oven, you can! This hands-on science project demonstrates how solar energy can be converted into heat to ...

WESTFIELD — A senior at Westfield High School took first place in the city’s Science and Engineering Fair last week, entering a solar oven inspired by the sun’s heating effect on car interiors. The ...

It's noon on a sunny Monday. We meet Carolyn Olang at her rural home in Rairi Village, Migori County. She is preparing lunch after a long day of work weeding her farm. I am expecting to see smoke and ...