Google AI Helps NASA Discover New Exoplanet

Google Machine Learning Technology recently helped scientists at NASA discover two new planets far outside the solar system.

Photographer of the year: the best of 2017

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, bombed-out buildings in Syria and an anti-Trump march in New York are among the images captured by the agency photographers shortlisted by the Guardian picture desk this year.

Virtual Reality in Education

Virtual reality continues to make ground in education; from the world’s first VR primary school tour to an increased emphasis on experiential learning.

France's moment to make the planet great again

French President Emmanuel Macron took the initiative to convene the One Planet Summit. Though this summit is not a donor conference, participants pledged a host of financial commitments to fight climate change.

World Bank will abandon financing oil and gas projects

The World Bank group will abandon financing upstream oil and gas projects from 2019 and focus on energy transformation, as announced by World Bank Group President at the One Planet Summit in Paris, France.

Long-lived storage of a photonic qubit for worldwide teleportation

Scientists achieve long storage times for photonic quantum bits which break the lower bound for direct teleportation in a global quantum network.

The World’s First Nuclear Fusion Plant Nears Completion

Nuclear fusion promises to be a clean source of energy, but it is expensive, technologically complex, and far from being deployed on a commercial scale.

Why Intelligent Optimism Is Crucial to Human Progress

In order to continue to tackle global challenges and push humanity forward, it’s important to be intelligently optimistic about the future.

Scientists find the Earth's humming comes from the ocean floor

While scientists have been aware of the Earth’s humming since 1959, with more definitive research emerging in 1998, the source of the sounds remains a mystery.

New 3D-printed algae could revolutionize the way we make things

Dutch designers have created a bioplastic made from algae that can be 3D printed into virtually any product, creating a system that has the potential to completely replace synthetic plastics.

Climate Change Lawsuit In US Comes From Young People

Twenty-one young people are suing the federal government in US for violating their rights by not sufficiently addressing climate change.

Google and NASA to reveal mysterious new space finds

NASA will be hosting a somewhat unusual press conference on Thursday to announce the latest find from its planet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope.

Chinese firm to build world’s largest floating solar plant

When complete, the plant will generate 150 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, or the equivalent of about 53,000 tons of coal.

A French engineer has created a biodegradable plastic

After years of creating bottles for major companies, a French entrepreneur turned his hand to developing the "Vegan Bottle." In contrast, to plastics based on petrochemicals, the bottle is 100 percent biodegradable.

Pollution is Why Children Risk Brain Damage

UNICEF has published a report and according to their studies, the brains of over 17 million children might be affected by pollution.