Saturn's largest moon may hold key to cleaner engines

Researchers determined hydrocarbons can form the type of complex chains that create Titan's orange-brown haze layers at temperatures as low as 330 degrees below freezing on Earth.

Icy warning for space missions to Jupiter's moon

Scientists suggest fields of 15 metre-high shards of ice could exist on Europa's surface, posing a threat to future landing missions.

Planned intermittent fasting may help reverse type 2 diabetes

Planned intermittent fasting may help to reverse type 2 diabetes, suggest doctors after three patients in their care, who did this, were able to cut out the need for insulin treatment altogether.

Norway to implement biofuel mandate for aviation fuel in 2020

Norway is taking action to require the use of renewable aviation fuel. It will require aviation fuel to contain at least 0.5 percent advanced biofuel starting in 2020.

To Get to a Zero-Carbon World, a Firm Time Line Is Needed

The new report, released late Sunday night by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that nations need to collectively bring carbon emissions down to zero within the next 30 years.

Japanese Researchers Create Human Egg Cells From Blood

Japanese researchers have successfully created immature human eggs out of stem cells, bringing us a step closer to make babies from skin cells.

Scientists Create Quantum Life on Five-Qubit IBM Computer

Spanish researchers claim they have successfully mimicked Darwinian evolution using a quantum computer.

World’s first fully-autonomous farm

US robotics company Iron Ox claims to be ‘reinventing farming from the ground up’, as it unveils an autonomous indoor farm.

Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

The duo were awarded for their efforts to curb sexual violence as a weapon of war and for seeking justice for victims.

Scientists Are Replacing Plastic With Algae

Two Dutch scientists are using algae to replace plastics throughout their city – and if their mission proves successful, they believe that no one will ever have to use plastic again.

Company that sucks CO2 from air announces a new plant

Swiss company has announced the opening of a new plant in Italy that will collect carbon dioxide from the air and pair it with hydrogen to make methane fuel that would add little or no CO2 to the atmosphere.

Ukraine Found the Perfect Use for the Radioactive Land of Chernobyl

Chernobyl is producing power again. A modest one-megawatt plant, located just a hundred yards from the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant, was launched last Friday by Ukranian authorities.

More Than 200 Physicists Denounce Sexist Lecture at CERN

More than 200 physicists and at least 850 academics from other fields have denounced the sexist talk given last week by Italian physicist Alessandro Strumia at a workshop on women in high energy physics held at CERN.

Literally no country is doing enough to meet the Paris Accord

Even the UK and China—economies which are leading the way in terms of reducing carbon intensity—are not doing enough to meet the 2 degree target, the newest report says.

Biodegradable natural plastic Nuatan can safely be eaten by fish

A type of compostable bioplastic made of corn starch, sugar and used cooking oil, created by Crafting Plastics Studio, could replace "all the packaging we know", according to its designers.