Hints at final development stages of AI house robot

The well known company is working hard to create an AI robot for use in the home, capable of not only assisting with daily tasks but also of building an emotional relationship with humans.

Australian architect launches revolution with arrival of biggest ever 3D printer

If architect James Gardiner is even half right, 3D printing is about to launch a digital design revolution. Dr Gardiner believes it will transform our world like the industrial revolution did in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The US and China Have Officially Ratified the Paris Climate Change Agreement

In what's being seen as a huge step forward in the effort to curb climate-warming emissions, the United States and China have ratified the Paris global climate agreement. Other countries are now expected to follow suit.

A strange thing happened in the stratosphere: A 60-year pattern in the stratosphere changes up

High above Earth's tropics, a pattern of winds changed recently in a way that scientists had never seen in more than 60 years of consistent measurements.

Jupiter's north pole unlike anything encountered in solar system

NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back the first-ever images of Jupiter's north pole, taken during the spacecraft's first flyby of the planet with its instruments switched on.

Pollution, gadgets and burnt food linked to 40% surge in childhood cancer rates

Rocketing pollution, pesticide use and gadgets have caused childhood cancer rates to soar by 40 per cent in less than two decades, according to new analysis.

The 'Google Brain' is a real thing but very few people have seen it

Google Brain is actually a real thing that exists inside Google's massive collection of data centers.

Engineered Bacteria Uses Sunlight to Turn CO2 Emissions into Methane

Scientists have engineered a bacterium that can take carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuel in a single enzymatic step.

Open Internet Campaigners Celebrate New EU Net Neutrality Guidelines

The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) guidelines aims to preserve an equal treatment of Internet traffic regardless of its content or source. Open Internet advocates argue the move will help ensure the Internet stays true to its roots as a non-discriminatory.

Life on Earth Emerged Millions of Years Earlier Than We Thought

Researchers working in Greenland have found traces of microbial life in our planet's most ancient rocks. The discovery pushes back the oldest evidence of life on Earth by about 220 million years, showing just how habitable our planet was during its earliest stages.

Declining Megafauna Having 'Dramatic Effects'

The shocking decline of elephant populations in Africa highlights the devastating impact the loss of large mammals will have on the planet.

One of NASA's cleanest spacecraft ever is ready to fly

OSIRIS-REx will bring back specimens for researchers to interrogate inside high-tech labs around the world, seeking clues about the origin of life, water and the planets themselves. The results could be skewed by an unexpected microbe or spore from planet Earth.

Masdar/MIT solar cell makes a grab for world record with 35% efficiency and lower cost

A joint research team at Masdar Institute and MIT has developed a new two-layer solar cell with a theoretical efficiency of 40 percent, smashing the current world record.

How Sweden recycles 99 percent of its waste

Sweden is on its way to being zero waste - and it transforms much of its trash into sustainable energy.