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A White-Hot Molten Silicon “Sun” Could Power 100,000 Homes
Energy

By Dan Robitzski

If governments don't take swift action against climate change, the global economy could be headed for a crisis, according to investors.
Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

Voyager 2 Just Entered Interstellar Space
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

The island nation of Mauritius is now generating 14 percent of its electricity by burning sugarcane byproducts. Here's why it matters.
Energy

By Jon Christian

Researchers from Caltech, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Honda say they've developed a new battery with extraordinary powers.
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

3d printed glucose monitors could make health monitoring simpler
3D Printing

By Jacob Banas

When An Earthquake Strikes, Crawl Inside This Egg-Shaped Safety Pod
Science & Energy

By Victor Tangermann

To address its climate woes, the tiny European nation of Luxembourg has become the first in the world to make public transport free for everyone.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

Facebook’s Oculus Just Patented a Retina-Resolution VR Display
Science & Energy

By Dan Robitzski

The California Building Standards Commission voted unanimously to approve new standards that require new homes to use solar energy.
Solar Power

By Victor Tangermann

Volkswagen has announced plans to stop developing gas-powered cars in 2026, shifting its focus to electric vehicles (EVs).
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will provide the best measurements to date on dark energy's impact on the universe.
Physics

By Dan Robitzski

A researcher at the University of Oxford says a new theory could explain the mystery of dark matter and dark energy — and it's a mind-bender.
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

Research on the gut of a tiny invertebrate called the gribble reveals how a certain protein could help lower the energy cost of creating biofuel from wood.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

Yes, a NASA Scientist Said Aliens May Have Visited Earth. But There’s Some Nuance
Science & Energy

By Sarah Marquart

A team from the European Space Agency (ESA) released an image of what they believe the Sun's north pole looks like based existing data.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

The Large Hadron Collider was shut down for routine maintenance on Monday. Come 2021, CERN scientists will have equipped it with all new accelerators.
Physics

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at Bennu on Monday, a huge milestone in the agency's effort to return asteroid samples to Earth.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

When two Australian chains banned plastic bags three months ago, it led to an 80 percent reduction in the country's overall consumption of plastic bags.
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

U.K. researchers say they've finally found a way to vent super-heated plasma, which can be as hot as the Sun, out of a tokamak fusion power reactor.
Energy

By Jon Christian

Lockheed Martin is developing a strap-on exoskeleton suit, called ONYX, with the goal of creating exoskeleton "super-soldiers."
Military

By Jon Christian

A new report finds that almost half of the coal plants in the world are losing money. In the coming years, that number will only grow.
Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

Report: Global Temps Could Rise 9 Degrees Fahrenheit by 2100
Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

Researchers looking at Gaia satellite data have discovered a new galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, and not only is it massive, it's also "ghostly."
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

Earth is about 200 million years away from forming a new supercontinent — and researchers have a few ideas of what it might look like.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

The European Union just proposed a new set of strategies to become carbon neutral by 2050. But that might not be soon enough.
Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

A new attempt to restore the Great Barrier Reef involves capturing sperm and egg cells, fertilizing them, and implanting the new coral back into the reef.
Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

Harvard Scientists to Release Sun-Dimming Sky Chemical in 2019
Climate Change

By Jon Christian

The Wendelstein 7-X nuclear fusion reactor at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics just broke several records for stellarators.
Nuclear Fusion

By Kristin Houser

One of the most powerful nations in the world has a five-part plan to reduce the amount of plastic waste produced by its residents.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

NASA and JPL have announced its InSight lander is officially collecting solar power on the Martian surface — completing yet another critical step.
Solar Power

By Victor Tangermann

To halt climate change, some scientists suggest geoengineering our own planet by releasing particles into the stratosphere that will deflect sunlight.
Climate Change

By Jon Christian

During an interview with Axios, Bill Gates noted his concern that people focusing on renewables as the answer to climate change are missing the big picture.
Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

FinalStraw: The Last Straw You’ll Ever Need
Science & Energy

By Foster Kamer

A global, four-year research project just found that 14 of the 28 classic psychology studies it examined couldn't be replicated.
Science & Energy

By Dan Robitzski

Norweigen cruise line Hurtigruten plans to transform leftover fish parts into a biogas it can then use to power its ships.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

DARPA spent $68 million over two years on deepfake-spotting AI. It's making progress, but the government might be fighting a losing battle.
DARPA

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers studying a tiny microbe discover that it warrants the creation of an entirely new branch on the Charles Darwin-created Tree of Life.
Evolution

By Kristin Houser

DARPA is testing a sensor that would allow stratospheric balloons to remain in one place, possibly leading to a new military surveillance platform.
DARPA

By Kristin Houser

barnard's star planet
Science & Energy

By Sarah Marquart

China's "artificial sun" can now heat plasma to 100 million degrees C, the minimum temperature needed to produce a self-sustaining nuclear fusion reaction.
Nuclear Fusion

By Kristin Houser

A new charge-storing system looks like a fabric that can be stitched into whatever you're wearing that day, helping discretely power biosensors.
Science & Energy

By Dan Robitzski

According to new research, poachers have caused such a strain on elephant populations that they're forcing the hand of evolution.
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

Next week, the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) is set to meet and redefine the kilogram. It's a bizarre step forward for science.
Physics

By Dan Robitzski

Swiss company Energy Vault came up with an elegant solution to storing energy: hoisting giant bricks over 300 feet in the air.
Energy

By Victor Tangermann

New Self-Repairing Material Could Let You Key Your Car Just for Fun
Science & Energy

By Dan Robitzski

Roughly half the Arctic ice melt that's occurred over the past 37 years is due to natural variables, according to a new study.
Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

This Week in Science: Oct 13 – Oct 20
Science & Energy

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Science: Oct 27 – Nov 2
Science & Energy

By Victor Tangermann

This Week in Tech: Oct 27 – Nov 2
Science & Energy

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have created a bioreactor device that helps regrow limbs on frogs when worn for just 24 hours post-amputation.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

When Galaxies Merge, The Black Holes In Their Hearts Fuse Together
Science & Energy

By Jon Christian

Researchers created bionic mushrooms that could keep electricity-generating cyanobacteria alive longer than other surfaces.
Energy

By Kristin Houser

Five Fun Tips To Help Delay Climate Catastrophe
Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

The Energy Spent Mining $1 of Bitcoin Could Earn You $3.40 in Gold
Energy

By Kristin Houser

Plant-based meats are more impressive and convincing than ever. But if they're going to save the environment, governments need to help.
Environment

By Dan Robitzski

New research shows that those who are given more money become greedier and refuse to help fight climate change. The poor are left on their own.
Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

The ozone is finally healing, according to the latest version of a United Nations-backed report released every four years.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

New research suggests that offshore wind farms can suck the destructive energy out of hurricanes before they make landfall.
Wind

By Jon Christian

Researchers develop a corkscrew-shaped nanobot they can guide through the dense tissue of an eyeball using a magnetic field.
Nanotech

By Kristin Houser

General Motors just launched a contest asking the public to name its newly unveiled eBikes, which it claims will go on sale in 2019.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

The future of architecture could be knitted concrete, a technique in which a textile serves as the basis for a concrete structure.
Science & Energy

By Kristin Houser

A US warship just succesfully intercepted a dummy nuclear missile with another missile for the second time. But will it actually prevent disaster?
Nuclear Fusion

By Victor Tangermann

Palau will ban all coral reef-damaging sunscreens by 2020. It's a small but important drop in the bucket if we want to stop bleaching.
Environment

By Dan Robitzski