Paris launches electric scooter sharing program

A company just announced plans to bring Smartscooters to Paris this summer for their first electric scooting-sharing program in France.

World's biggest wind turbines now generating power off UK coast

Thirty-two of the world’s largest wind turbines are up and generating power in new offshore wind project off the UK coast.

IBM unveils its most powerful quantum processor yet

IBM just announced the two most powerful quantum processors it has ever built, but it still needs help figuring out what to do with them.

Physicists might have just found a primordial state of matter in rare proton collisions

Physicists at CERN have reported an unexplained phenomenon in their giant ion collider device - for the first time ever, particles called 'strange hadrons' have been observed in rare proton collisions.

Amazing building made from 1.5 million plastic bottles

Built from 1.5 million recycled plastic bottles, this massive pavilion is surprisingly strong enough to withstand the forces of nature—including fires and earthquakes.

Earth's population just hit 7.5 billion people

A global population of 7.5 billion people has far-reaching repercussions – including increased greenhouse gas emissions, strained food supplies, and increased total consumption.

No escaping ocean plastic: 37 million bits of litter on one of world's remotest islands

The beaches of Henderson Island have been found to be polluted with the highest density of plastic debris reported anywhere on the planet

Diesels pollute more than lab tests detect

Because of testing inefficiencies cars, trucks and buses worldwide emit 4.6 million tons more harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) than standards allow, according to a new study.

Scientists develop revolutionary eye drops to treat age-related blindness

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a type of eye drop which could potentially revolutionize the treatment of one of the leading causes of blindness.

UN Launches Polar Weather Study to Prepare for Radical Climate Shifts

The World Meteorological Organization will scrutinize Arctic and Antarctic to minimize risks linked to rapid climate change.

‘Warm Neptune’ has unexpectedly primitive atmosphere

A study from NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes reveals that the distant planet HAT-P-26b has a primitive atmosphere composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium.

Trees will grow on the balconies of Istanbul’s honeycomb-like apartments

International architecture studio designed Urban Rural, a modular residential high-rise that aims to raise the bar for sustainable development in Turkey’s capital.

Experts say 2018 will be the year space tourism takes off

Experts see a time in the not-so-distant future when spaceflights could cost $10,000-$20,000.

Morning Cup of Coffee Can Now Easily Create Biofuel

Future Americano, cappuccino, and latte drinkers could help produce the raw material for a greener biofuel that would reduce our reliance on diesel from fossil fuels.