Renewable energy leaps forward with floating wind farm

New technology has enable the World's first floating wind farm to be constructed and the platform has emerged, for its first public viewing, off coast of Scotland.

Grand challenges we'll face by 2050

Editing genes, ageing populations, rising sea levels… the world is moving faster than ever. What will those trends mean for our society over the next 30 years?

Atos launches the highest-performing quantum simulator in the world

Atos introduces the world's first commercially available machine-system capable of simulating up to 40 quantum bits (Qubits).

Montreal supermarket is Canada's first to grow produce on is roof

Montreal supermarket claims to be the first grocery store in Canada to sell produce grown on its own roof.

Paying farmers not to cut down trees in Uganda helps fight climate change

A slow deforestation and preserve endangered chimpanzee habitats by paying poor landowners in Uganda not to cut down trees on their property.

Holograms taken to new dimension

Engineers create brighter, full-color holograms that can be viewed with low light.

The Larsen C Iceberg Is Already Cracking Up

The trillion-ton iceberg that broke off Antarctica last week will not go quietly into the night. New satellite imagery reveals that the iceberg, dubbed A68, is already cracking up.

The Staggering Amount of Plastic We’ve Produced

Scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made - it’s a lot. But what’s even more disturbing is where all this plastic is ending up.

This is the One of the Largest Structures We Know of in the Universe

Using data from the Sloan Digitial Sky Survey, an Indian team of astronomers has discovered one of the largest cosmic structures to date - the Saraswati Supercluster.

Strange Radio Signals Detected from a Nearby Star

A recent survey conducted by the Arecibo Observatory detected a strange radio signal coming from Ross 128, a star system just 11 light-year from Earth.

Self-sufficient hydrogen boat embarks on 6-year journey around the world

The Energy Observer, a catamaran powered by solar, wind, and hydrogen, will sail around the world for six years.

Elon Musk has a plan to power the US entirely on renewable energy

Elon Musk laid out how to power the entire US with solar power - and it would take just 100 square miles.

Removing CO2 from the air required to safeguard children's future

Continued high fossil fuel emissions would saddle young people with a massive, expensive cleanup problem and growing deleterious climate impacts

Individualistic practices and values increasing around the world

Individualism is thought to be on the rise in Western countries, but new research suggests that increasing individualism may actually be a global phenomenon.