Australian desert farm grows 17,000 metric tons of vegetables with just seawater and sun

Sundrop Farms grows tomatoes in the Australia desert using solely sunlight and seawater, which is desalinized with solar power.

191 Countries Strike Deal to Cut Aircraft Emissions

The deal encourages airlines to buy credits through global carbon markets to offset their emissions.

Milky Way's most-mysterious star is even stranger than astronomers thought

A star with the unassuming name of KIC 8462852 in the constellation Cygnus has been raising eyebrows both in and outside of the scientific community for the past year.

Canadian Philosopher Charles Margrave Taylor Wins The Berggruen Prize

The $1 million award will be given annually to a thinker whose ideas are of broad significance for shaping human self-understanding and the advancement of humanity

Londoners in 2050 won't need cars. They'll be living in an app-powered eco-capital

The success of London in 2050 will be measured by its environment. Will Londoners experience the city as spacious, efficient, healthy, and resilient? Or will they experience it as overcrowded, dysfunctional, stressful and insecure?

Tax fossil fuels or risk kids' future: US climate scientist

Levels of the planet's three most dangerous greenhouse gases are rising, and fossil fuels must be taxed to protect children from the turmoil of rising seas and extreme storms, a US climate scientist warns.

Barack Obama: The world is too small for fundamentalism and racism

In a wide ranging speech to the United Nations General Assembley, US President Barack Obama said the world is too small to resort to fundamentalism and racism.

Faraday Future developing new battery cell, claims highest energy density in EVs

Faraday Future say they “worked closely with LG Chem to develop unique chemistry requirements for FF products”. They claim that the result is “the world’s highest energy density for a production automotive battery.”

Apes demonstrate human-like understanding of what others believe

The results show that apes can grasp what others know even when it differs from their own knowledge. This demonstrate that nonhuman primates can recognize others' beliefs, desires, and intentions, a phenomenon called "theory of mind" (ToM).

Oculus provides a tantalizing glimpse at social VR's future

In a live stage demo presented by Mark Zuckerberg himself, we see a unified "people-first" environment that could seamlessly cycle through hanging out with friends in various VR environments.

Greek teachers learn ABCs of particle physics at CERN

CERN’s CMS Experiment has organized a new pilot training program, titled “Playing with Protons,” which allows teachers to get acquainted with the basics of particle physics and subsequently transfer their experiences and knowledge to their pupils.

Google makes progress on self-driving cars, hits 2 million mile mark

Google's self-driving vehicles are mastering complex situations on public roads as the technology company strives to win the high-profile race to achieve full vehicle automation.

Solar panels surpass coal-fired electricity in previously unthinkable feat

Solar panels generated more electricity than coal in the past six months in a historic year for getting energy from the sun in the UK, according to a new analysis.

NASA's Cassini Finds Hidden Ocean on Saturn's Moon Dione

New gravity data from recent Cassini flybys of the giant planet suggest that Dione's crust floats on an ocean 62 miles below the surface, and may harbor microbial life.

'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' worse than expected

The Ocean Cleanup, a foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, has just presented the initial findings of its Aerial Expedition.