The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) has done it again, detecting gravitational waves rippling away from a cosmic collision between a pair of black holes.
World leaders and environmental groups have expressed their disappointment with U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate accord, the global effort to deal with the effects of climate change.
A company has unveiled the world’s first Direct Air Capture (DAC) commercial plant on top of a waste recovery facility in Zurich, Switzerland.
NASA will send the Parker Solar Probe to the sun in 2018. The landmark mission “will revolutionize our understanding of the sun.”
There’s now very little to prevent a complete collapse—an event that will produce one of the largest icebergs in recorded history.
The Microsoft founder's Stratolaunch company has built the world's largest airplane, which is designed to launch rockets into orbit from the sky.
A new experiment shows that long-term exposure to microgravity affects bacteria at the genetic level.
Plans to construct nearly 14 gigawatts of coal-fired power stations in India have fallen through, now that the price for solar electricity is “free falling” to levels once considered impossible.
A 40-megawatt solar farm in the South Anhui province of China is finally online and generating renewable energy.
Tests will determine whether inflatables play a role in deep space exploration.
NASA is releasing Juno’s first scientific results and Jupiter appears a lot weirder than anyone thought it would be.
A research team has developed the first switch that turns on and off a quantum behavior called the Berry phase. The discovery may lead to new quantum electronic devices.
Renewable Energy Employs 9.8 million People Worldwide, New IRENA Report Finds
Though the actual legislation is yet to be created, the highest court of the nation has recognized same-sex marriage as a constitutional right.
After 146 years Ringling circus is putting on its final show. Lawmakers may unite to take all traveling exotic animals off the road.