UN resolves to end ocean plastic waste

At the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, more than 200 nations passed a resolution to eliminate plastic pollution in our seas.

Saudi Arabia to reopen cinemas after 35-year ban

Movie theaters will reopen in Saudi Arabia next year, - the move is the latest part of a broader reform effort by the ultraconservative country.

Some of the UK's trains could be running on solar power by 2020

Railway companies could save £4.5 million a year by moving to solar, according to a new study.

The world's first graphene shoe soles are 50% more resistant to wear

British brand created graphene-enhanced rubber for their series of shoes that are now 50 % stronger and 50 % more resistant to wear.

18-year old invents cheaper CO2 capture tech

18-year-old Ethan Novek's carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology stands out from the rest because it could capture CO2 at about $10 per metric ton – around 85 percent less than the industry standard.

Physicists discovered a new form of matter, excitonium

A team of researchers have demonstrated the existence of an enigmatic new form of matter, which has perplexed scientists since it was first theorized almost 50 years ago..

‘No-Cut’ CRISPR Activates Genes Without Altering DNA

To avoid off-target mutations, scientists at the Salk Institute modified CRISPR to become a gene activator instead of a gene editor.

Companies That Has Pre-Ordered A Tesla Electric Semi Truck

Ever since Tesla publicly revealed a new all-electric semi truck last month, major companies have been lining up to place a pre-order, ahead of the projected 2019 production date.

California US Climate Emergency

Fires continue to burn Southern California, and climate scientists have warned us for years that the region was entering a year-round fire regime.

This Swedish electric car comes with 5 years of free electricity

Uniti is on a mission to create an intelligent, small electric car – and they just partnered with an energy company to provide customers with five years of free solar energy.

France is the world's most sustainable food country

In 2016, the country became the first globally to require supermarkets to donate unsold food to charity, and for restaurants to provide doggy bags when requested, or be subject to fines.

Scientists 'paint' the world's smallest Mona Lisa on a DNA

New techniques in DNA self-assembly allow researchers to create the largest to-date customizable patterns with nanometer precision on a budget.

The most distant supermassive black hole ever observed

This black hole resides in a luminous quasar and its light reaches us from when the Universe was only 5 percent of its current age — just 690 million years after the Big Bang.

First light achieved for next-generation planet-hunter

The Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanet and Stable Spectroscopic Observations (ESPRESSO) has successfully made its first observations.