View full size Photos/The Franklin InstituteTwo new exhibits, Electricity and Changing Earth, are now open at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. At left, below, a ‘Sustainable Dance Floor ...

American researchers have measured a tiny electrical voltage by exploiting Earth's magnetic field in the planet's rotational motion. This discovery, though modest, revives a scientific debate nearly ...

As cities move to ban gas stoves, I tried going all-electric in the kitchen. The results left me fired up.

In a controversial experiment, physicists investigated whether we could harness the Earth's rotational energy to generate electricity.