Scientists develop a 10-second HIV test linked to mobile phones

Researchers have developed a mobile test using technology found in smartphones, and it could provide doctors and carers with a virtually instantaneous way of diagnosing someone with HIV.

Researchers discover the key to long-term memory

After a 30-year quest, a US professor has discovered the molecule that stores long-term memories. The discovery resolves one of the oldest mysteries in neuroscience — how do our brains create and retain long-term memories.

A breakthrough in solar power with Britain's first subsidy free farm

The cost of solar panels and batteries has fallen dramatically, and this first subsidy-free development is a significant moment for clean energy in the UK.

Plasma Rock is a new material made from 100% recycled landfill waste

Conceptual and material designer Inges Luijs has found an innovative way to turn landfill material into eco-friendly consumer goods using plasma rock.

3D printed blood vessels could be key to sustaining lab-grown tissue

Using advanced 3D printing techniques, a Dutch scientist can implement a network of blood vessels. According to him, it could ensure long-term survival, effectively changing how we engineer human tissue.

To Achieve 100% Renewable Energy, We Need Way Better Batteries

A grid powered 100% by solar and wind won’t work with the current state of energy storage. The batteries to store that energy will need to get much better, and fast.

Dubai has officially started testing flying taxis

On Monday, a German firm tested one of its two-seater Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT), which hovered for about five minutes approximately 200 meters off the ground.

Beach plastic in the Philippines reveals which businesses are the worst polluters

These are the companies most responsible for plastic pollution at Freedom Island according to Greenpeace: Nestlé, Unilever, PT Torabika Mayora, Universal Robina Corporation, Procter & Gamble, Nutri-Asia, Monde Nissin, Zesto, Colgate Palmolive, and Liwayway.

Yet Another Giant Iceberg Has Broken Free From Antarctica

Satellite images taken this past weekend show a new 100-square-mile iceberg emerging from Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier. It’s a troubling sign with regards to future sea level rise.

After 15 years in a vegetative state, nerve stimulation restores consciousness

A treatment already in use for epilepsy and depression—can help to restore consciousness even after many years in a vegetative state.

Fast radio bursts may be firing off every second

Fast radio bursts were first detected in 2001. Since then, astronomers have found a couple of dozen FRBs, but they still don’t know what causes these rapid and powerful bursts of radio emission.

Oil companies sued to pay for cost of rising sea levels, climate change

At least five cities in US are suing five major oil companies, claiming in public nuisance lawsuits that the firms should pay for the infrastructure costs associated with rising sea levels due to climate change.

Microscopic and in motion

A quick look at some of this year’s best videos made with a microscope.

Winter cold extremes linked to high-altitude polar vortex weakening

When the strong winds that circle the Arctic slacken, cold polar air can escape and cause extreme winter chills in parts of the Northern hemisphere - a new study finds.