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.

World is Warming at Rate 'Unprecedented' for 1,000 Years

Another day, another dire warning about the global climate emergency. NASA's top climate scientist announced Tuesday that the Earth is warming at a pace not seen in at least the past 1,000 years.

Autonomous Driving Startup Wants Cars to Talk to You (Partly With Emojis)

While self-driving cars they may be able to fairly easily communicate their traffic intentions, there is one thing that they have yet to be able to do: communicate with people. This is the problem that a new self-driving car startup strives to solve.

NASA SETI radio telescopes: strange signal detected from space

An international team of astronomers led by Italian Claudio Maccone has published the first preliminary data on the signal, which comes from a star 95 light years away.

Year-Long Simulation of Humans Living on Mars Comes To an End

One year ago, six volunteers entered a 36-by-20 foot dome, located near a barren volcano in Hawaii, to simulate what living conditions would be like on Mars. Today they re-emerged from their year-long isolation.

Graphene key to growing two-dimensional semiconductor with extraordinary properties

The first-ever growth of two-dimensional gallium nitride using graphene encapsulation could lead to applications in deep ultraviolet lasers, next-generation electronics and sensors.

Star in a Jar: Space-Age Fusion Machine Underway

U.S. Dept. of Energy announces major new initiative toward clean, safe and virtually limitless power.