https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/wind-power/RSS feed for Wind PowerenWed, 08 Apr 2026 17:47:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-didnt-expect-to-find-anything-at-this-site-in-england-then-they-stumbled-upon-a-roman-villa-and-a-bronze-artifact-dubbed-norfolk-nessie-180988505/Ahead of wind farm development on Britain's eastern coast, excavations along an underground cable route uncovered the ruins of an ancient farming estate that boasted its own bathhouseWed, 08 Apr 2026 17:47:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-didnt-expect-to-find-anything-at-this-site-in-england-then-they-stumbled-upon-a-roman-villa-and-a-bronze-artifact-dubbed-norfolk-nessie-180988505/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/birds-bats-and-bugs-the-teeming-world-above-our-heads-180987559/Researchers are finally able to catch a glimpse of the life filling the skies, and they want to protect itThu, 23 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/birds-bats-and-bugs-the-teeming-world-above-our-heads-180987559/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-science-aeroecology-tells-more-about-amazing-creatures-humans-can-ensure-survival-180987151/The sky above us is a complex ecosystem, just like the land and sea. A new field of research is bringing a fresh understanding of the birds, bugs and other species that live thereTue, 02 Sep 2025 17:29:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-science-aeroecology-tells-more-about-amazing-creatures-humans-can-ensure-survival-180987151/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-chickens-so-bad-flying-180982339/You’ve got questions. We’ve got expertsTue, 27 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-chickens-so-bad-flying-180982339/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-to-invest-370-billion-to-tackle-climate-change-180980596/The spending bill aims to spur investment in renewable energy and slash greenhouse gas emissionsThu, 18 Aug 2022 16:05:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-to-invest-370-billion-to-tackle-climate-change-180980596/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/americans-hated-coal-180980342/Back in the 19th century, coal was the nation's newfangled fuel source—and it faced the same resistance as wind and solar todayTue, 05 Jul 2022 18:08:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/americans-hated-coal-180980342/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-high-flying-kites-power-your-home-180979894/Nearly a dozen companies are betting on computer-controlled, airborne wind energy to electrify the futureTue, 12 Apr 2022 13:27:14 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-high-flying-kites-power-your-home-180979894/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wind-energy-company-pleads-guilty-to-killing-eagles-180979898/ESI Energy Inc. must pay more than $8 million in fines and restitution after violating the Migratory Bird Treaty ActMon, 11 Apr 2022 19:31:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wind-energy-company-pleads-guilty-to-killing-eagles-180979898/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/historic-community-blockisland-pushing-nation-toward-wind-power-revolution-180979789/Block Island, off the New England coast, overcame political strife to lead the way on energy independenceTue, 29 Mar 2022 13:37:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/historic-community-blockisland-pushing-nation-toward-wind-power-revolution-180979789/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/seven-reasons-be-optimistic-about-worlds-oceans-180978398/The health of the ocean is under threat, but these good-news stories deserve attention tooWed, 11 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/seven-reasons-be-optimistic-about-worlds-oceans-180978398/