Our "Technosphere": 30 Trillion Tons of Man-Made Stuff

For the first time, scientists have estimated the weight of all of the structures, products and waste that humans have created.

Second SpaceShipTwo performs first glide flight

Virgin Galactic's second SpaceShipTwo performed its first free flight Dec. 3, a glide test that begins the next phase in testing of the spaceplane.

Soil carbon released into air might equal US emissions, trigger runaway climate change

Warming could drive the loss of at least 55 trillion kilograms of carbon from the soil by mid-century, or about 17% more than the projected emissions due to human-related activities during that period.

The world's top biologists have met to discuss whether we should update evolution

A team of researchers has now proposed an update to our current understanding of evolution - one that could completely shift our understanding of how species evolve.

Augmented reality advances learning especially in informal science education context

The results showed that AR-technology experience was beneficial especially for the pupils, who otherwise belong to the lowest achieving school success group.

"Many Interacting Worlds" theory suggests parallel universes

A new paper published by scientists from the Griffith’s Centre for Quantum Dynamics claims that parallel universes do exist.

CRISPR used for first time to correct clotting

This study is a preclinical proof of concept using a universal CRISPR/Cas9 gene targeting approach that could be applied to majority of the patients with a specific disease.

Nuclear Waste and Diamonds Make Batteries That Last 5,000 Years

An entirely new kind of electrical generation system could create abundant clean energy and also dispose of nuclear waste.

The Perfect Meditation Space

Inscape has infused a modern delivery of a traditional practice to facilitate meditation in a new way, one that's relevant to 21st-century lifestyles.

South Africa launches major new trial of AIDS vaccine

South Africa on Wednesday begins a major clinical trial of an experimental vaccine against the AIDS virus, which scientists hope could be the "final nail in the coffin" for the disease.

Dallas is building America’s biggest urban nature park

Dallas, USA is about to become one of the greenest cities in America – by building the country’s largest urban nature park.

US's teens build mobile tiny homes for local homeless community

Seattle teens are working to design and build safe transitional housing for homeless.

Get ready for 24-30% reduction in cost of wind power by 2030

Survey of 163 of experts sees turbine size going up, costs coming down.

The Great Barrier Reef Just Suffered the Worst Die-Off Ever Seen

Abnormally high water temperatures caused by you-know-what are being blamed for the worst coral die-off ever recorded along Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Fast-Moving Sidewalks Could Shuttle 7K City Dwellers per Hour

As cities become more congested and the pressure increases to reduce traffic as well emissions, moving sidewalks could become a viable alternative to cars.