Sea shells: A new source of sustainable biomaterials

Researchers from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences are looking at environmentally and economically sustainable options for sea shells biomaterials.

Rising temperatures are curbing ocean’s capacity to store carbon

Study finds large amounts of carbon dioxide, equivalent to yearly U.K. emissions, remain in surface waters.

Children in single-mother-by-choice families do just as well as those in two-parent families

A study comparing the well-being of children growing up in single-mother-by-choice and heterosexual two-parent families has found no differences in terms of parent-child relationship or child development.

Barack Obama Delivers Speech On "Tolerance" In Indonesia

Obama: “If we don’t stand up for tolerance and moderation and respect for others, then much of the progress that we have made will not continue”

Meet Mohamed Bzeek, a cancer survivor who has a home for just dying children

Mohamed Bzeek started doing this when he was 62 years old and was diagnosed with cancer. He is a foster father who only takes in terminally ill kids.

Illegal activities threaten natural World Heritage

Illegal fishing, logging and poaching, are impacting two-thirds of the 57 natural World Heritage sites monitored by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) this year.

What Interacting With Robots Might Reveal About Human Nature

The most urgent question for people is not whether machines will take their jobs, but how machines will change the way they behave in society.

Meditation and yoga can 'reverse' DNA reactions which cause stress, new study suggests

Mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi don't simply relax us; they can 'reverse' the molecular reactions in our DNA which cause ill-health and depression, according to a study.

Revolutionary new materials for troubled carbon times

Researchers develop a material that will potentially revolutionize carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.

Stop exporting plastic waste to China to boost recycling at home, say experts

Governments must end incentives that see plastic waste shipped abroad, where it may be buried or burned, rather than being turned back into bottles at home, say industry leaders.

Building a sustainable ‘highway of the future’

US is experimenting with roadways that create their own clean, renewable energy, drive-thru automated tire safety stations and sensor-embedded highways that transmit data about their condition.

A company to build world’s largest rotating solar plant in South Korea

A South Korean solar developer revealed last week plans to build the world’s largest rotating solar park at a reservoir in the country.

Facebook Internet Drone Completes Successful Flight

Facebook's Aquila internet drone recently completed its second full-scale test flight, and this time the aircraft had a smooth landing.

Beauty Brand is calling for global ban on animal testing

The non-profit organisation is joining forces with the Body Shop to launch Forever Against Animal Testing, a campaign to enforce a global ban by 2020. They plan to take the campaign all the way to the United Nations.