World Water Day is drawing attention to the growing threat of water scarcity. Some countries are making the most of every drop they use – but others are still squeamish about reusing wastewater.
1.8 trillion pieces of plastic weighing 80,000 metric tons are currently afloat in an area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - and it is rapidly getting worse.
Researchers have designed a new lithium-air battery that works in a natural-air environment and still functioned after a record-breaking 750 charge/discharge cycles.
Three-dimensional printed cars will soon find their way to driveways and cul-de-sacs all across the world as the first mass-produced vehicle of its kind aims to revolutionize the auto industry.
The two 350 MW wind farms are to be completed by 2022. Constructing wind farms without public subsidy means that the facilities can sell their electricity on the wholesale power market.
Plastic in the ocean could triple in a span of 10 years, according to a new report for the government of the United Kingdom.
Scientists have debated the presence of a plume for years, and if one does exist, it would explain the heat that bubbles to the surface in the park.
The Hubble Telescope has taken some breathtaking images along the way. That includes the Eagle Nebula, also called the Pillars of Creation or M16. Now, Hubble’s added another twelve new images.
The bacteria i. sakaiensis has proven to be more efficient than a fungus that is contributing to the natural biodegradation of PET.
In the next five years, tiny computers - smaller than a grain of salt - will be tackling issues of counterfeit and food safety among others, tech giant IBM has predicted.
The XPRIZE Foundation launches $10 million competition to build robot avatars that can be controlled from at least 100 kilometers away.
The Cray XC50 supercomputer's mission is to advance nuclear fusion research and development.
Each year, some 60 000 tonnes of used glass bottles and jars in UK will now be given a second life as energy-saving insulation materials thanks to a high-tech glass recycling facility near the city of Liverpool.
Animal fur as a status symbol takes another blow as enlightened fashion houses trade fox for faux.
According to a recent interview Musk made at the 2018 SXSW conference, the Big Falcon Rocket will be ready to conduct test launches in the next two years.
