Strongest Solutions To Global Warming

Project Drawdown brought in researchers in various fields to identify, measure, and model the 100 strongest solutions to global warming. Here are 7 of them.

This Inspiring Teenager Wants to Save Lives With His Flying Robots

Mihir Garimella, 17, has been building robots since 10, and now, he' s developing software to enable the drone to operate autonomously and hopes it will be able to navigate environments such as a burning building.

A gallery of Voyager’s greatest hits—and they are truly great

“Time after time, we discovered things that we hadn’t even imagined.”

NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Study Our Solar System’s “Ocean Worlds”

weJames Webb telescope will study the “ocean worlds” of Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon Enceladus, the telescope’s observations could also help guide future missions to the icy moons.

World’s largest bookstore opens under a green roof in Tehran, Iran

The Book Garden aims to encourage Iranian children to be “active and creative through modern methods and equipment.

Are gyroscopic vehicles the future of urban travel?

A Russian design company has created futuristic gyroscopic pods to provide a radical new green solution for cities looking to curb urban transportation problems.

Gravitational Waves Reveal the Unexpected Behavior of Distant Black Holes

Last year’s gravitational wave discovery may have felt like the end of an era. The discovery, instead, spawned an entirely new field of astronomy, and the results are finally starting to trickle in.

Physicists Set Up First Underwater Quantum Communications Link

The results are preliminary, but “confirm the feasibility of a seawater quantum channel, representing the first step towards underwater quantum communication.

In Kenya, dried poop briquettes are serving as a clean cooking fuel

This waste-to-resource project not only produces a less smoky and long-burning fire, but could also help improve health and sanitation outcomes.

First X-rays detected from mystery supernovas

Scientists appear to have found the first X-rays coming from type Ia supernovae.

Yoga and meditation improve mind-body health and stress resilience

A new research investigates the effects of yoga and meditation on brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), the activity on the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) effects and inflammatory markers.

11 minutes of mindfulness training helps drinkers cut back

Brief training in mindfulness strategies could help heavy drinkers start to cut back on alcohol consumption, finds a new UCL study.

Here’s How Nearly All Nations Could Run on Renewable Power by 2050

The obstacle to transitioning away from fossil fuels is more a matter of political will than technical limitations, a new study suggests.

Elon Musk Reveals New SpaceX Spacesuit

Elon Musk made public the first official photo of the commercial SpaceX spacesuit.