Dutch engineers unveil ‘floating island’ to combat rising sea levels

Dutch engineers are developing a "floating mega island" in preparation for rising sea levels in The Netherlands.

Dutch students 'grow' a biodegradable car made of beet sugar and flax

The only components not made of bio-based materials are the wheels and suspension system. Weighing just 684 pounds, the lightweight, eco-friendly vehicle can travel up to 50 miles per hour.

Elon Musk Drops Animation of World's Most Powerful Rocket

The Falcon Heavy—which it’s touting as “the world’s most powerful rocket”—will be able to lift over 54 metric tons into orbit. It has three first-stage boosters that will be entirely reusable.

A Massive New Storm System Just Appeared Over Neptune

Do not be alarmed, but a bright storm system three quarters the width of our entire planet has emerged over Neptune’s equator, in a region where no bright clouds have ever been witnessed before.

Sizzling summer gives southern Europe a taste of searing future

Swathes of southern Europe have sweltered in a heatwave that has claimed several lives and cost billions in crop damage.

Unknown virus discovered in 'throwaway' DNA

A chance discovery has opened up a new method of finding unknown viruses.

Loneliness could be greater threat to public health than obesity

Social isolation may represent a greater public health hazard than obesity, and their impact has been growing and will continue to grow, according to US researches.

A Fully Automated Science Lab Could Be Coming to NASA’s New Lunar Station

The agency is considering how to conduct science experiments on the Deep Space Gateway station, even while no crew members are on board.

Survey reveals most accurate measurement of dark matter in the Universe

Dark Energy Survey scientists unveiled the most accurate measurement ever made of the present large-scale structure of dark matter in the Universe.

Physicists Take Big Step Towards Quantum Computing with new Experiment

An team of German researchers recently conducted an experiment that has once again proven that quantum entanglement is possible.

Earth’s natural resources for 2017 are already in ‘overdraft'

As of August 2, 2017, humans have officially used more natural resources than the Earth can replenish in one year.

LAVA breaks ground on sustainable energy tower in Germany

Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) just broke ground on a new energy storage tower for Heidelberg, Germany.

After 43 years, gentle touch of a neutrino is finally observed

We’re actually able to detect a bump from the lightest particle we know of.

How String Theory Could Lead to New Thermal-Energy Harvesting Tech

A new class of exotic materials could find its way into next-generation technologies that efficiently convert waste heat into electrical current according to new research.