Scotland launches Phase 1a of Meygen, world's first large-scale tidal energy project

Renewable energy advocates celebrate another victory this week as officials launched the world’s first large-scale tidal energy farm off the coast of Scotland.

3D map to reveal Milky Way in unprecedented detail

The European Space Agency is set to unveil a three-dimensional map of a billion stars in our galaxy that is 1,000 times more complete than anything existing today.

Solar-Electric Tuk Tuk Reaches the UK from India

An automotive engineer traveled 6,200 miles in his unique zero-emissions vehicle.

Norway's hydroelectric plant is now a stunning tourist destination

The stunning hydroelectric plant in Norway generates clean energy without ruining the view of its mountain surroundings.

Brain-sensing technology allows typing at 12 words per minute

Technology for reading signals directly from the brain could provide a way for people with movement disabilities to communicate.

Google DeepMind's WaveNet gets closer to replicating human speech

AI speech sounds very robotic. this vastly being improved by WaveNet, Deepmind’s new AI that can mimic human speech. It is not perfect, but is 50% better than current technologies. In fact, the thing is so smart it can create its own music.

Dolphin 'Conversation' Recorded?

Scientists say they have documented two dolphins using what appear to be discrete words and sentences.

Time travel into the future is already possible

The hydrogen ions travel at 99.999,999,1 per cent of the speed of light. Their time slows down by a factor of 27,777,778. One second for one of these protons is about 11 months for us.

Discovery nearly doubles known quasars from the ancient universe

New work from a team led by Carnegie’s Eduardo Bañados has discovered 63 new quasars from when the universe was only a billion years old.

12-Year-old Creates First App to Help Alzheimer's Patients Keep Track of Things

Emma Yang created Timeless, - the first app designed specifically for Alzheimer’s patients. The teen, who received one of the “Ten Under Twenty” innovation awards, is still in the development stages of the app but she hopes to release it by the end of the year.

New strain of algae produces five times more hydrogen fuel

A Tel Aviv University team genetically engineered algae to emit hydrogen five times more efficiently to potentially power hydrogen cars.

China's Largest Robot Restaurant is Crawling with WALL-E-Style Waiters

The future is here, or at least it is in China, where the largest second-generation robot restaurant is run by a small handful of humans and 15 robots.

Three giant exoplanets found orbiting twin stars

As far as stars go, these two are rather close together to have such massive, Jupiter-sized planets orbiting them. The planets and their stars were found 154 light-years away in the constellation Libra.

The first dolphins have been slaughtered in this year's annual Taiji hunt

Japanese fisherman have slaughtered 15-20 dolphins this Friday in the annual hunt in Taiji.

New Swiss solar cell doubles the efficiency of residential systems

Swiss startup Insolight has developed a new solar cell that boasts an energy conversion rate of 36.4 percent, nearly double that of existing residential solar technology.