The government of China has announced its plans to plant forests in 2018 that will occupy at least 6.6 million hectares, equivalent to the size of Ireland.
Roughly 1300 light-years from Earth lies the Orion Nebula. A team at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in US created this zoom into the stellar nursery and a 3D visualization.
Researchers have identified eight, massive sheets of ice just below the Martian surface, and they appear to be relatively young deposits.
For the first time in history, a crowdsourced team of amateur citizen scientists has discovered a multi-planetary system.
Researchers have developed the world's first complementary electrochemical logic circuits that can function stably for long periods in water.
Astronomers have made the first definitive interstellar detection of benzonitrile, an intriguing organic molecule. This discovery is a vital clue in a 30-year-old mystery: identifying the source of a faint infrared glow that permeates the Milky Way and other galaxies.
Virgin Galactic’s passenger rocket ship is gearing up for powered flights that could eventually carry paying tourists into space from southern New Mexico, US.
A NASA update outlines what the two participating companies — Boeing and SpaceX — will do to prepare their vehicles for space in the coming year.
To solve the many human-related limitations of space travel, SpaceWorks Enterprises is looking into selectively hibernating the crew during extended trips.
A Danish company, Labster, that develops virtual reality science laboratories offer users virtualized lab equipment in a software simulation.
Warming temperatures off the coasts of Australia may be having a devastating effect on green sea turtle populations by turning almost all their offspring into females.
Today, the city of New York in US joined a number of California cities in suing a group of major oil companies for the costs of climate change.
A chemistry professor in Florida has found a way to trigger the process of photosynthesis in a synthetic material, turning greenhouse gases into clean air and producing energy all at the same time.
Panasonic is building a living lab experiment just outside of Denver: a sustainable smart city expected to be up and running in eight years.
Canada’s ban on the manufacture and import of toiletries that contain plastic microbeads officially came into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, in a big win for the environment.
