London's annual pollution limit for 2018 breached within a month

The time taken to reach the limit improves since last year but campaigners say the Government must do more to save lives.

Mustard seeds help to power breakthrough flight

On Monday, a Qantas flight took off from Los Angeles, US to Melbourne, Australia burning 90-percent regular jet fuel and 10-percent mustard seed oil biofuel.

Chile just created 10 million acres of new national parks

The two new parks — Pumalín National Park and Patagonia National Park Chile — are already open to the public and are now permanently protected for visitors and the wildlife that live there.

City of Stockton is launching the first basic income experiment in the US

Stockton, US is starting a trial program known as Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) to test how basic income may impact city residents and the local economy.

Stellar embryos in nearby dwarf galaxy contain complex organic molecules

New ALMA telescope observations have uncovered the surprisingly clear chemical "fingerprints" of the complex organic molecules methanol, dimethyl ether, and methyl formate.

Meet Erica, Japan's Next Robot News Anchor

Erica, a lifelike android designed to look like a 23-year-old woman, may soon become a TV news anchor in Japan.

Chinese scientists used 3D printing to grow new ears for 5 children

Each scaffold was made by 3D printing a replica of each patient’s ear using a Z Corporation Spectrum Z510 3D printer. The scaffolds were then populated with living cells from each patient.

Why Amazon Go is a no-go as we will drown in a sea of plastic

Even the fruits and vegetables are wrapped in plastic so that the sensors can read them, inculcating a culture of convenience and waste.

Dark Energy Survey Releases First Three Years of Data

Results from the first data release of the Dark Energy Survey include eleven new stellar streams in the Milky Way galaxy.

How to reduce heat extremes by 2-3 degrees Celsius

How changing crops, moving to no till agriculture and lightening infrastructure can reduce extreme temperatures.

Simple Blood Test Detects Eight Types of Cancer

CancerSEEK, which was 70 percent accurate in a human trial, could be major breakthrough in early identification of cancers and where in the body they are located.

First look inside the Amazon Spheres

The Spheres is a new and very unique work space for Amazon workers in Seattle, US. The three glass domes are an indoor garden that house 400 species of plants from around the world.

The World's Biggest Battery By Tesla is quite profitable in Australia

The battery went live on 1st December 2017 and has proved itself as a worthy investment in a matter of days.

World's first smog vacuum cleaner heads to Poland

Dutch company will install a "world’s first smog vacuum cleaner” – a smog free tower in Krakow, Poland.

NASA's Insight Lander Will Fly To Mars In May, 2018

InSight is the next member of what could be called a fleet of human vehicles destined for Mars. The mission will try to understand the deeper structure of Mars.