A team from the Netherlands has tested the new theory of theoretical physicist Erik Verlinde for the first time through the lensing effect of gravity.
The cameras of the Dawn space probe discover water ice in Ceres' polar region. It can survive for aeons in the extreme cold traps, even though there is no atmosphere.
Using satellites and supercomputers, NASA scientists have recreated a year in the life of CO2.
A new report by the US Environmental Protection Agency concludes that hydraulic fracturing is capable of contaminating drinking water at virtually every stage in the process.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just released its annual "Arctic Report Card," a comprehensive overview of what's happening at our planet's North Pole.
Electric cars and solar roofs are nice to have but are they the answer? Have we defined the problem?
Runners' brains appear to have greater functional connectivity than non-runners' brains, according to new research.
Methane is many times more potent than carbon dioxide, but it's also more difficult to capture.
A team of researchers from Microsoft, Cray, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre have been working on a project to speed up the use of deep learning algorithms on supercomputers.
China this year continued to lead the world in new solar power installations with more than 50GW of cumulative photovoltaic power, followed by Japan and the U.S., according to a new report.
The country’s first offshore wind project will produce enough electricity to power 17,000 average homes. It will provide all the island’s electricity needs, supplanting its old diesel generators and will also send electricity onto the mainland grid.
Six scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research found extreme rain storms in America could increase by 400% due to climate change.
One of the world’s most anticipated buildings is nearly complete – new drone footage shows that Apple’s solar-powered “spaceship” office is on track to meet its 2016 completion goal.
Founded by two sons of farmers, this company wants to grow farm-fresh food -- out of shipping containers.
Scientists from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have come up with an experimental ship that pulls outer space debris out of orbit.
