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.

New Virgin Galactic Spaceship Takes First Flight

Anchored to a carrier aircraft, Virgin SpaceShip Unity takes to the skies in Mojave, Calif.

US lifts protection on most humpback whale populations

The United States lifts protection for most humpback whales around the globe based on evidence of a strong comeback in numbers.

'Catastrophic' loss of 10pc of wilderness across the world over past two decades

Planet Earth has lost one tenth of its area of wilderness since 1993, equivalent to half of Australia in size, new research reveals.

Ripples in fabric of space-time? Hundreds of undiscovered black holes

Computer simulations of a spherical collection of stars known as 'NGC 6101' reveal that it contains hundreds of black holes, until now thought impossible.

Europe's cutting-edge wind satellite should launch in 2017

Humanity is about to deepen its understanding of Earth's winds. The European Space Agency has secured a rocket launch deal for its wind-tracking Aeolus satellite, which is now expected to enter orbit before the end of 2017.

3 Big Trends Shaking Up the Energy Industry

We are at the cusp of an energy revolution. This post is a look at how three technologies — solar, batteries, and electric vehicles (EVs) — are poised to disrupt a $6 trillion energy industry over the next two decades.