Cities Are Bracing for the Future by Getting Smart

A mix of technology and big data analysis will help deliver new services to millions of urban dwellers around the world.

Cassini to explore rings of Saturn as it heads towards grand finale

For more than a decade, the Cassini spacecraft has been exploring the system of Saturn, some 1.2 billion kilometres from Earth. As the first phase of its final descent begins, we look at what it has discovered about the ringed planet and its moons, and what happens next.

Tesla Flexes Its Solar Muscle By Powering An Entire Pacific Island

Pacific Islanders are among the most vulnerable people to climate change. This is a way of fighting back.

Plastic Bags on U.K. Beaches Have Dropped by Almost Half Since 5p Tax

Since the plastic bag tax has been introduced to the United Kingdom, there have been 40% less plastic bags per 100 meters of beach.

Human construction projects could wipe out the world's last wild tigers

A new report from the WWF reveals that planned infrastructure projects throughout Southeast Asia could devastate wild tiger populations.

Canada will dump its coal power plants by 2030

Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced a plan to completely phase out coal-burning power plants by 2030—unless those plants capture and store their carbon dioxide emissions.

A response to anti-Muslim rhetoric from Amazon

Amazon's latest commercial targets anti-Muslim rhetoric by highlighting commonalities between a priest and an imam.

How 5G will change the way we use the web

The promise of 5G includes faster internet, greater mobile connectivity for businesses, and the ability to take futuristic digital experiences like VR and AR mainstream.

The Logic and Beauty of Cosmological Natural Selection

The hypothesis is cosmological natural selection, and its power, beauty and logic provide what may be the best scientific explanation for the existence of complexity and life in the universe.

Living Architecture Cools Cities and Spreads Seeds

Green building designs incorporate trees and plants into urban rooftops and even skyscraper walls.

First 3D printed houses

The U.S may soon have 3D printed homes, and a new partnership are claiming they will be created in just one day.

Microsoft to power its data centre with wind energy

Microsoft has announced its largest ever wind energy deal to power its cloud data centre in Wyoming, USA

The Future Is Here: Meet The World's Most Sustainable Residential Building

Those seeking a luxury lifestyle no longer have to compromise on their environmental impact as the world’s most sustainable residential tower is announced. The development is offering free energy for life.

World's poorest countries to aim for 100% green energy

Representatives from 47 of the world's most disadvantaged nations have pledged to generate all their future energy needs from renewables.

Grass-to-gas farmers could meet UK renewable goals

Energy supplier Ecotricity has called for a big push in farm-based anaerobic digestion, which turns grass silage into cleaned-up biomethane for the gas grid.