EU to seek stricter car emissions cut by 2030

European Union countries have agreed to pursue a 35 percent cut in car emissions by 2030, as part of global efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and limit global warming.

Doctors warn of alarming C-section ′epidemic′

Global rates of cesarean section use almost doubled between 2000 and 2015, a study has found. However overuse of the surgery can lead to considerable short and long-term effects and health-care costs.

Another NASA space telescope shuts down in orbit

It's been a bad couple weeks in space. A week ago, technical difficulties forced engineers to put the Hubble Space Telescope's science mission on hold. Now, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is in safe mode, too.

Ben Lecomte's Trans-Pacific Swim Breaks the 1,000-Mile Mark

Lecomte, who’s attempting to become the first man to swim across the Pacific in an effort to highlight ocean health and conservation, is now a distance of 1,000 nautical miles from his starting point.

Thailand bay made popular by a film closes indefinitely

Made famous by "The Beach," a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Maya Bay has been off-limits since June 1 as part of what was expected to be a four-month rejuvenation. But the marine ecosystem requires more time to recover.

Five radical steps we can take to fight climate change

Make every building Passivhaus, need less, keep it simple, buy less, electrify everything. But ultimately we have to collectively change our thinking and lifestyle.

Hidden Secrets of Pulsars Revealed by Computer Simulations

A new computer model is revealing the unseen and often bizarre behaviors of particles streaming around rapidly spinning neutron stars, also known as pulsars.

Chips company launches free recycling program

After hundreds of thousands of empty potato crisp packages were sent back to Walkers by environmental critics, the company is launching a free recycling initiative to collect and repurpose the plastic packaging.

Researchers create a functional salivary gland organoid

A research group from Japan have, for the first time, succeeded in growing three-dimensional salivary gland tissue that produces saliva like normal glands.

Study firms up diet and depression link

In an unusual experiment, Australian researchers have found that among Torres Strait Islander people the amount of processed food eaten is related to depression.

3D-Printed Paste Could Hold Buildings Together Amid Natural Disasters

A 3D-printed cement paste could one day be used to make buildings more resilient to natural disasters, claim US researchers. The paste actually gets tougher the more it cracks. That would make it an invaluable new material.

Saturn's largest moon may hold key to cleaner engines

Researchers determined hydrocarbons can form the type of complex chains that create Titan's orange-brown haze layers at temperatures as low as 330 degrees below freezing on Earth.

Icy warning for space missions to Jupiter's moon

Scientists suggest fields of 15 metre-high shards of ice could exist on Europa's surface, posing a threat to future landing missions.

Planned intermittent fasting may help reverse type 2 diabetes

Planned intermittent fasting may help to reverse type 2 diabetes, suggest doctors after three patients in their care, who did this, were able to cut out the need for insulin treatment altogether.

Norway to implement biofuel mandate for aviation fuel in 2020

Norway is taking action to require the use of renewable aviation fuel. It will require aviation fuel to contain at least 0.5 percent advanced biofuel starting in 2020.