European VCs are going to make flying cars a reality

This technology has actually been around for decades, but Munich-based Lilium is touting their tech as being a far safer, cleaner and more socially friendly update.

Las Vegas Now Draws 100% of its Energy From Renewables

Sin City has become one of the few cities in the world that is powered entirely by sustainable energy sources.

Japan plans 130-petaflops China-beating number-crunching supercomputer

Japan is reportedly planning to build a 130-petaflops supercomputer costing $173 million that is due for completion next year.

Our Next Trip to Saturn Will Be to Search for Alien Life

As the Cassini spacecraft executes its final daredevil maneuvers, scientists on both sides of the Atlantic are already thinking about the next mission to Saturn. But this time they're talking about hunting for life in Saturn's rings.

World's smallest radio receiver has building blocks the size of two atoms

Researchers have made the world's smallest radio receiver - built out of an assembly of atomic-scale defects in pink diamonds.

There's a Jet Stream Churning in the Earth's Core

Satellite observations of the Earth's magnetic field reveal a fast-moving stream of metal deep inside the planet.

South Korean Fusion Reactor Sets New Record

Researchers in South Korea achieved a major breakthrough last week when they maintained ‘high performance’ plasma in a stable state for 70 seconds.

Graphene quantum dots hold promise in reducing waste CO2

Graphene quantum dots may offer a simple way to recycle waste carbon dioxide into valuable fuel rather than release it into the atmosphere.

Canada's Building a Plant That Will Make Fuel Out of Poop

One idea is that a sewage treatment plant could use the energy created by the waste it processes to process more waste; in other words, a closed-loop operation with zero net energy and zero residuals.

USA Installs Record Amount of Solar Power With 192% Growth

According to a newly-released study, the USA solar market has surged past all previous records set by installing 4,143 megawatts of solar power in it’s third quarter – 191% more than the fourth quarter of 2015.

This Is What Happens To Your Body When You Meditate

Meditation, long considered to be a ”frou-frou” thing only hippies and Buddhists bothered with, has now become a worldwide relaxation and health trend.

Japan Airlines Wants to Turn Used Clothing into Jet Fuel by 2030

Japan Airlines wants to turn used clothes citizens throw away into jet fuel, with the collaboration of the recycling firm Jeplan and Green Earth Institute.

Significant number of airline pilots suffer depression, suicidal thoughts

In an anonymous survey given to nearly 3,500 pilots by Harvard researchers, only 1,848 were willing to answer mental health questions. But of those that did 12.6 percent met the criteria for clinical depression and four percent reported having suicidal thoughts.

Curiosity finds tantalizing clues as it ascends Martian mountain

Boron, changing minerals offer evidence of a habitable lake and complex chemistry.

Guards of the human immune system unraveled

Scientists of the University Hospital Erlangen gained substantial knowledge of human dendritic cells, which might contribute to the development of immune therapies in the future.