Tesco Bans All Non-Recyclable Plastics on Own Products

Tesco has become the latest in a string of supermarkets, retailers, and parliaments to crack down on single-use plastic, announcing a ban on all non-recyclable plastic packaging on its “own-brand” products.

Fighting Climate Change Could Save the World $30 Trillion

These gains would come primarily from avoiding rising health care costs, productivity losses, and declining agricultural output, according to the authors.

International Solar Alliance: Turning on the lights

The ISA’s purpose is to raise funds in order to undertake the mass deployment of solar technology required to generate as much as 1TW (1,000GW) of electricity.

Avoiding space junk with the Falcon Telescope Network

The Falcon Telescope Network is spreading across the globe. The telescopes will be able to identify any space debris in orbit around Earth that is larger than 10cm by picking up any sunlight that the space trash reflects.

Uber is building a flying taxi technology center in Paris

Uber has wildly ambitious plans to send flying taxis soaring over cities. The company announced that it will open a Paris lab dedicated to its Elevate program called the Advanced Technologies Center in Paris (ATCP).

Electric Plane Startup, JetBlue, Gets Its First 100 Orders

This electric plane startup has just received its first order from a California-based jet charter company – and critics believe that it may usher in a whole new era of sustainable air travel in the United States.

Transforming the future of city logistics

Researchers at MIT have presented a concept for what could be the acme of eco-friendly futuristic logistics: autonomous, electric, 3D-printed boats that can even self-assemble into other floating structures.

Scientists Regrow Brain Tissue That Was Damaged by a Stroke

Researchers have just made a breakthrough discovery in how we can possibly treat stroke patients in the future.

Higher CO2 levels may lead to decreased nutrients in rice

Scientists have discovered that increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide may lead to lesser amounts of nutrients, such as essential B vitamins, in rice.

Biotech company could offer plant-free fabric alternatives

Nanollose has developed a process to create microbial cellulose from biomass waste that can then be converted into plant-free viscose-rayon fiber.

Natural edible coating prolongs lifespan of fruits and vegetables

Disruptive technology at its best, Apeel has been hailed as "the biggest revolution in food since refrigeration."

Avocado production in Chile is draining the country

Residents of the main avocado-producing area say they're forced to drink contaminated water delivered by truck because rivers and aquifers are being drained by avocado agribusiness.

First simulations of atomic nucleus

Scientists have now simulated an atomic nucleus using a quantum computer. The results demonstrate the ability of quantum systems to compute nuclear physics problems.

Humanity's indelible mark on the planet

Humanity Makes Up Just 0.01 Percent Of The Earth's Biomass - But We've Destroyed Over Fifty Percent Of The Rest.

A Magnifying Glass for a Pulsar

Astronomers have discovered a pulsar that comes with its own magnifying glass — courtesy of its brown dwarf companion that’s being torn to shreds.