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solar panels
Perri Thaler • July 19, 2025
Researchers suggest putting solar panels on water increases greenhouse emissions and may affect aquatic life, but experts think the idea is still worth pursuing
![Photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of a home. By 2024, 2.5 percent of all U.S. homes will have solar panels, according to solar energy advocacy organization Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). [Credit: skeeze/Pixabay | CC]](https://scienceline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/solar-panel-array-1591358_1280.jpg)
Taylor White • January 18, 2020
Residential solar technology is helping the planet and your wallet
Taylor White • November 22, 2019
Recent electrical fires at Walmart raise the question, is rooftop solar power safe?
Chelsey B. Coombs • February 2, 2015
The nano-grooves on Blu-ray discs improve the light absorbency of solar panels, researchers find
Lauren J. Young • January 12, 2015
Biomimicry allows scientists to take a page out of nature’s playbook