A massive study of 120,000+ US households near wind turbines found something surprising about turbine noise and human health ...

An X post from July 2025 received more than 100,000 views while incorrectly claiming wind turbines "don't even work when it's cold." This false statement recirculates each time winter storms cause ...

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The output of wind turbines can rise or fall by 50 per cent in a matter of seconds. Such fluctuations in the megawatt range put a strain on both power grids and the turbines themselves. A new study ...

Burning less coal can mean less air pollution for communities far beyond the wind farm itself.

IN RECENT YEARS the manufacture of blades for wind turbines has undergone a revolution, as it were. Two decades ago lengths of 40 metres or so were an achievement. Thanks largely to lighter and ...

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Wind energy has become one of the defining symbols of the global clean energy transition. Turbines now dot coastlines, plains ...

A turbine with one blade painted black at a wind farm near Glenrock, Wyoming. Courtesy of Jona Whitesides, Pacificorp This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories ...

Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable. However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. President Donald Trump recently criticized wind farms while ...