Prototype gravitational wave spacecraft sets new free fall record

LISA Pathfinder mission sets record for truest free fall ever achieved with a humanmade object, and paves the way for the LISA space-based, gravitational wave observatory.

International partnership releases global standard to measure food loss and waste

The FLW Standard is a set of global definitions and reporting requirements designed for companies, countries and others to consistently and credibly measure, report on and manage food loss and waste.

Google's Self-Driving Car Now Knows When To Honk Its Horn

Google have released their latest monthly report on the antics of their self-driving car, and it appears to include a rather curious note on appropriate honking.

Dubai Is Building the World's Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant

They like to do things big in Dubai, including a newly-approved concentrated solar power project that will generate 1,000 megawatts of power by 2020 and a whopping 5,000 megawatts by 2030.

When Does Equality Flourish?

Recent studies suggest that humans accept equality and eschew hierarchy more readily when their minds are clear and they are neither stressed nor distracted.

New radio map of Jupiter reveals what's beneath colorful clouds

Using the upgraded Very Large Array, astronomers have produced a detailed radio map of the upper 100 kilometers of Jupiter

Meta-lens works in the visible spectrum, sees smaller than a wavelength of light

High efficiency ultra-thin planar lens could replace heavy, bulky lenses in smart phones, cameras and telescopes.

Tiny Satellite Is First Step to Global Quantum Network

The new network will give us a superfast and secure internet, making our current model look like a 1971 Pinto.

The Mindful Child

New research shows the benefits of meditation for the elementary school set.

Scientists have created mice with hyper-long telomeres without altering the genes

A research team has succeeded in creating mice in the laboratory with hyper-long telomeres and with reduced molecular ageing, avoiding the use of genetic manipulation.

The quantum era has begun, this CEO says

'It opens up a completely new tool chest for scientists and developers,' said D-Wave CEO Vern Brownell

NASA's Hubble finds universe is expanding faster than expected

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the universe is expanding 5 percent to 9 percent faster than expected.

Norway commits to zero deforestation

The Norwegian parliament pledged today that the government's public procurement policy will go deforestation-free.

Bionic leaf turns sunlight into liquid fuel: New system surpasses efficiency of photosynthesis

Scientists have created a system that uses solar energy to split water molecules and hydrogen-eating bacteria to produce liquid fuels. The system can convert solar energy to biomass with 10 percent efficiency, far above the 1 percent seen in the fastest-growing plants.