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A small, levitating glass bead the size of a virus might be the long-awaited key to directly observing dark matter, if new research is to be believed.
Physics

By Dan Robitzski

3D Printed Implants and Stem Cells Helped Paralyzed Rats Walk Again
3D Printing

By Dan Robitzski

Vast New Particle Accelerator Would Dwarf Large Hadron Collider
Physics

By Jon Christian

The people most opposed to GM foods, foods modified in the lab to exhibit wanted characteristics, overestimate their knowledge of the subject the most.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

Scientist repurposed CRISPR to develop better antibiotics
Science & Energy

By Jacob Banas

We simply can't decrease fossil fuel usage quickly enough to avoid climate catastrophe without leaning heavily on nuclear energy, according to two experts.
Energy

By Kristin Houser

Washington State University researchers studied plants to determine the blueprints for their immune system
Biology

By Jacob Banas

Authorities in Denmark plan to build nine artificial islands off the coast of Copenhagen — a futuristic hub for sustainable business and commerce.
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

A new study in the journal Science has found that climate change is warming oceans far faster than experts had previously predicted.
Climate Change

By Jon Christian

A collaboration between MIT and two energy companies is encouraging interdisciplinary research to fast-track the development of practical fusion power.
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

The Pentagon's emerging technologies unit put out a call last week for proposals that use insect brains to control robots.
DARPA

By Jon Christian

The Earth's magnetic field is behaving erratically, and researchers can't update an important model of it until the government shutdown ends.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from Princeton University and the Department of Energy say they've discovered a new way to stabilize super-heated plasma in fusion reactions.
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

In about 10 billion years, our sun will likely harden into a giant crystal orb — a fate that will be shared with many other white dwarf stars.
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

What Lies Beyond the Edge of the Observable Universe?
Science & Energy

By Jolene Creighton

It’s 2018. Here Are Six Scientific Mysteries We Still Haven’t Solved.
Science & Energy

By Victor Tangermann

IBM has unveiled a sleek, and sexy commercial quantum computer called the IBM Q System One at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Physics

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have created molecules called TrAPs that can promote wound healing by "talking" to the cells found near the site of the injury.
Nanotech

By Kristin Houser

According to a new theory, the Big Bang also generated a second "anti-universe" that extended backwards in time, like a mirror image of our own.
Physics

By Jon Christian

Jellyfish have been around for a half billion years. Now, pollution and climate change are allowing them to take over and choke the oceans.
Climate Change

By Jon Christian

An artist's depiction of what Excitons look like in advanced electronics
Physics

By Jacob Banas

This Company is Ready to Fight Back Against Climate Change and “Fix the Planet”
Climate Change

By Andy P. Smith

A plastic part broke off the Ocean Cleanup Project's device, which was intended to capture ocean plastic. But the project's CEO remains undeterred.
Environment

By Jon Christian

An upcoming galactic collision could wake the Milky Way's black hole and fling our solar system into intergalactic space, according to new research.
Solar Power

By Jon Christian

According to a new essay, several companies trying to develop nuclear fusion reactors believe they're getting pretty close.
Physics

By Dan Robitzski

The discovery of a relationship between the dark matter in dwarf galaxies and their star formation could help us understand the mysterious material.
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

Fossil fuel may comprise a large part of the Texas economy, but new research shows that the state has the natural resources to ditch coal entirely.  
Solar Power

By Jon Christian

Researchers are gene-hacking plants to make them gigantic. The idea is that it could vastly increase food yields for farmers.
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

Bill Gates' nuclear energy company, TerraPower, was building a Traveling-Wave Reactor near Beijing when the Department of Energy stepped in.
Nuclear Fusion

By Dan Robitzski

HP’s New Jet Fusion 3D Printers Can Print Electronics Inside a Product
3D Printing

By Cecille De Jesus

Gates nuclear energy
Energy

By Kristin Houser

large hadron collider lhc standard model of physics
Science & Energy

By Jacob Banas

Come January 1, all unprofitable coal mines in the European Union will be shut down. In Spain, that means 26 new closures.
Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

A mind-bending new theory claims to make sense not just of the expanding universe and extra dimensions, but string theory and dark energy as well.
Energy

By Jon Christian

The Chinese government just approved plans for a massive energy storage grid that will help the Gansu Province better rely on renewable electricity.
Energy

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese engineers just figured out how to manufacture a self-assembling silver nanowire that can be woven into high-tech clothing.
Science & Energy

By Dan Robitzski

water collection
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

Pine needles on a green Christmas tree
Science & Energy

By Jacob Banas

Startup Organic Basics claims its silver-coated underwear remain odor-free after weeks of wear, but several testers disagree.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

bioplastic
Pollution

By Kristin Houser

A researcher stands at an ultrafast electron camera that recorded motion in electrons.
Energy

By Jacob Banas

Sea levels are rising faster in some areas than others, flooding coastal towns.
Climate Change

By Jacob Banas

A researcher's new astonishing software called "Photo Wake-Up" allows 3D character animations to simply "walk out" of a static image frame.
3D Printing

By Victor Tangermann

A lung-like design created by researchers at Stanford University has the potential to increase the efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells.
Energy

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from Caltech demonstrate a new DNA origami technique by playing the world's smallest game of tic-tac-toe on a DNA board.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

The ESA has released several photos of a massive ice-filled crater on Mars that are stunning enough to adorn a Christmas card.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers at Swinburne University of Technology discovered a cloud of gas that was created around the time of the Big Bang.
Science & Energy

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers recently discovered a new technique that makes it much easier to detect and study how dark matter is distributed throughout the universe.
Science & Energy

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have created the first acoustic tweezers capable of levitating and moving multiple tiny objects simultaneously.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

When scientists finally build quantum computers, they'll make quick work of current cybersecurity. But using biological systems for security may stump them.
Biology

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have modified a common houseplant with a bit of rabbit DNA to improve its ability to remove toxins from the air.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX’s Reusable Dragon 2 Crew Capsule Is Covered in Solar Panels
Solar Power

By Victor Tangermann

Last Friday, 75 coast redwood saplings found their new home in San Francisco's Presidio national park. All of them are clones of ancient redwood stumps.
Environment

By Dan Robitzski

A new carbon powder is highly efficient at the process of CO2 capture, which could help us address our greenhouse gas emissions.
Renewable Energy

By Kristin Houser

A new model for backwards time travel debunks one of the main reasons scientists assumed it was possible. But that doesn't make it any easier.
Physics

By Dan Robitzski

Boyan Slat, the 24-year-old behind the Ocean Cleanup, is confident that his plastic-corralling barrier could still work despite initial issues.
Pollution

By Kristin Houser

New self-assembling molecular networks can take away several challenges from atomic-scale data storage.
Science & Energy

By Dan Robitzski

The iconic hamburger chain McDonald's could start serving up high-tech meatless burgers alongside its Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets. 
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

The United States should devote more resources to nuclear fusion research and build an ambitious prototype fusion power plant, according to a new report.
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

MIT Figured out a Way to Shrink Objects to Nanoscale
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

Researchers release 20 images of the protoplanetary disks surrounding young stars, providing a glimpse into the process of planet formation.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

This Ancient Galaxy Was Loaded With Dark Matter
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

Researchers have discovered that the Earth's underground ecosystem is massive, roughly twice as big as all the world's oceans combined.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

Replacing Nuclear With Renewables Would Save France $44.5 Billion
Nuclear Fusion

By Dan Robitzski