Last Friday, the United Nations passed the first-ever treaty imposing a total nuclear weapons ban.
Two vertebrate species go extinct every year on average, but few people notice..
The country’s ambitious plans to stem climate change will be a challenge.
The results suggest that extreme sea levels will likely occur more frequently than previously predicted, particularly in the west coast regions of the U.S. and in large parts of Europe and Australia.
An international study finds thousands of cases of type 2 diabetes could be prevented every year if people stopped drinking sugary drinks.
Cities plagued with terrible traffic problems may be overlooking a simple, low-cost solution: High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) policies.
A field trial will take place in New York area and will become the first wild release of an insect modified using genetic engineering in the US.
Engineers have designed the first battery-free cellphone that can send and receive calls using only a few microwatts of power, which it harvests from ambient radio signals or light.
A new scientific model studies whether liquid water can be maintained on planets in various conditions, and could be used to confirm the presence of vegetation on faraway worlds.
Our galaxy could have 100 billion brown dwarfs or more according to a recent survey of dense star clusters
Analyzing a galaxy through a gravitational lens, astronomers obtained images 10 times sharper than Hubble could see on its own.
The Large Hadron Collider has once again done what it does best – smash bits of matter together and find new particles in the carnage.
Over 1.5 million volunteers gathered together to plant the saplings by the Narmada river in India. The record-breaking event was organized in accordance with the country’s climate change goals.
A Lebanon company is developing energy neutral, self-sufficient homes that can produce their own food and clean power.
The pole-mounted unit is able to store the equivalent energy of approximately 2,100 smartphone batteries and it is unique - it doesn't have a footprint as it is attached to existing power poles.
