The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.

A solar-powered primary school inspires hope and experimentation in a country ripe for energy innovation.

The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.

Spain's stunning solar energy plant.

Israel's premiere solar energy research facility provides energy to nomads.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

In Phetchaburi, Thailand, a roadside vendor cooks his fare with 1,000 mirrors and the power of the sun.

At this desert restaurant, meals are cooked in solar ovens.

This dragon-shaped sports arena is the world’s largest solar-powered stadium.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

More than 10,000 small mirrors cover the curved surface of the world's second-largest solar oven, located in a remote village in Uzbekistan.

The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.

A plaque marks the former home of Käthe Paulus, an aerial acrobat who invented the modern folding parachute.

A statue of an astronomer gazes at the sky as a tribute to Caroline Herschel.

A museum dedicated to the German scientist who revealed the significance of the mysterious Peruvian Nazca Lines.

This plaque marks the former home of one of the first women physicians in the Netherlands.

A monument to the groundbreaking environmentalist sits near the place where she first experienced the sea.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.

Made up of 3,200 recycled glass bottles, this tree pays homage to Asturia's love of cider.

This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.