Life on Earth May Have Started With a Cosmic Splash

Could the building blocks for life on Earth have been delivered by meteorites crashing into ponds of water 4 billion years ago?

LIGO’s gravitational wave detection takes home a Nobel

The gravitational wave events recorded in LIGO are actually the first direct indication of the existence of black holes. Three scientists from US wins 2017 Nobel prize in physics.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson: What If We Just Turned the Hurricanes Into Electricity

Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson believes man should harness the power of hurricanes for good rather than run from them.

Tesla says world’s largest battery installation is halfway done

The project grew out of a Twitter bet between Mike Cannon-Brookes and Elon Musk. Musk promised to deliver a system to South Australia “in 100 days or its free.” Last week Tesla announced the start of its 100-days countdown.

Billions in tax breaks keep many oil projects profitable

Without tax subsidies, 6 billion tonnes of CO2 could be avoided in USA over the next several decades.

India pioneers new tech to produce tiles from discarded bags

Researchers at the National Physical Laboratory in India have found a way to transform plastic waste into stylish, practical tiles.

How Coca-Cola pollutes the world with plastic

An estimated 3400 ‘throwaway’ bottles are produced by Coca-cola every second, according Greenpeace.

3 scientists just won the Nobel Prize for discovering how body clocks are regulated

On October 2, Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W. Young were awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm.”

World's first super-microsurgery operation with 'robot hands'

Plastic surgeons have used a robotic device to surgically treat lymphedema in a patient. This is the world's first super-microsurgical intervention with '"robot hands."

An airline has eyes a future without jet fuel

EasyJet has entered into a partnership with an electric aircraft manufacturer. The airline said it had been working with the U.S.-based business this year and revealed a prototype electric plane with a range of 335 miles.

Wind Energy Could Power 30% Of Europe's Needs By 2030

According to two new reports published by the European wind energy trade body WindEurope, wind energy could provide up to 30% of Europe’s electricity by 2030. 

New evidence would push life back to at least 3.95 billion years ago

The researchers argue they have uncovered evidence that there was life on Earth more than 3.95 billion years ago—on a planet that isn’t much more than 4.5 billion years old itself.

The World's Largest Telescope Will Be Built in Hawaii After All

A years-long battle over the placement of the Thirty Meter Telescope saw a major development this week, when Hawaii issued the telescope a permit to begin construction on the dormant volcano of Mauna Kea.

A fresh look at older data yields a surprise near the Martian equator

A mysterious signature in a region of the Red Planet where planetary scientists figure ice shouldn't exist.

Genes which determine human complexity have been identified for the first time

Genes which determine animal complexity -- or what makes humans so much more complex than a fruit fly or a sea urchin -- have been identified for the first time.