After sensing dangerous chemicals, the carbon-nanotube-enhanced plants send an alert.
Bezos has talked about moving heavy industry off planet Earth to create a garden paradise on our home planet.
An analysis of 15 years' worth of experimental research into the health risks posed by sweetened beverages is raising questions about the impartiality and credibility of studies funded by the soda industry.
A unique new proposal introduced by Columbia University offers up an alternative way to honor the deceased by transforming the undercarriage of the Manhattan Bridge into a twinkling graveyard.
A fascinating lamp design uses living algae to produce an electricity-free glow and could absorb as much carbon as 200 trees a year.
Elon Musk finally unveiled the Tesla/SolarCity solar roof that integrates photovoltaics with roof covering for a seamless product that looks better and costs less over time than traditional roofs.
Since these chips can mimic the microarchitecture and functions of lungs, hearts, and intestines, they may eliminate the need for living subjects.
In a groundbreaking agreement between 24 different countries and the European Union, the world’s largest marine reserve will be established in Antarctica’s Ross Sea.
DeepMind has outlined a process where it trained a neural network to have human-like memory, giving it not only the ability to store data, but also to recall that information and use it to solve novel problems.
The writing is in the sky. Flying electric cars are coming and the ride-sharing company Uber wants to access whole fleets of them.
Using DNA sequences, scientists decode new antibiotics used in gut warfare.
New training technique would reveal the basis for machine-learning systems' decisions.
Last year, renewable energy accounted for more than half of all new forms of power generation produced worldwide. It's an unprecedented milestone for our civilization - one that points to a bright future for solar and wind power.
A rare triple-star system surrounded by a disk with a spiral structure has been discovered by a University of Oklahoma-led research team.
Tabby’s star has provoked so much excitement over the past year that UC Berkeley’s Breakthrough Listen project is devoting hours of time on the Green Bank radio telescope to see if it can detect any signals from intelligent extraterrestrials.
