Ten Trillion-Degree Quasar Astonishes Astronomers

A newly deployed space telescope has struck pay dirt almost immediately, discovering a quasar - a superheated region of dust and gas around a black hole - that is releasing jets at least seventy times hotter than was thought possible.

Water problems in Asia's future?

Study finds high risk of severe water stress in Asia by 2050.

Scientists at Fermilab Are About to Start Shooting Neutrinos Through the Earth

Fermilab outside Chicago will soon begin its Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), and what it hopes to accomplish is as brilliant and confusing as the book of its namesake.

Massive deforestation found in Brazil's Cerrado

Agricultural expansion in Brazil's Cerrado is quickly chewing up rainforests and savannas -- even altering the region's water cycle, a new study finds.

Simple Synthetic Cell Could Aid Hunt for Alien Life

The identification of core genes needed for life may not only spill secrets of how biology got its start on Earth, but also shed light on the hunt for life beyond the planet.

Carbon emissions rate 'highest in 66 million years'

The rate of carbon emissions is higher than at any time in fossil records stretching back 66 million years to the end of the age of the dinosaurs, a new study finds.

Huge solar array in the Dominican Republic is the Caribbean's largest

A new solar power project in the Dominican Republic will be the largest of its kind in the Caribbean upon its completion.

Hyundai's hydrogen car just set a world record for the longest continuous journey

The Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell car just broke the record for longest continuous drive by a hydrogen-powered vehicle, completing a 6,096 mile journey over six days.

Could Acre Designs' venture-backed net zero energy houses revolutionize the home building industry?

Backed by startup incubator Y Combinator, Acre Designs is poised to transform the house building industry with prefabricated, net zero energy homes that are affordable and sustainable.

NASA's 'Spaceport of the Future' Reaches Another Milestone

NASA has completed a major milestone on its journey to Mars and is ready to begin another phase of work on its spaceport of the future, where the next generation of astronauts will launch to Mars and other deep-space destinations.

New Map Of Brain Connections Is Most Detailed Ever Produced

Researchers seeking to unlock the secrets of how the brain works have created the largest and most detailed map of connections between brain cells ever produced.

New Law in USA Seeks To Prosecute Fossil Fuel Companies For Deliberately Misleading The Public Over Climate Change

A United States senator is seeking to pass legislation in California that would expose fossil fuel companies to investigations that could hold them accountable for purposely misleading the public over the scientific evidence for climate change.

NASA is Going Green With a New Rocket Fuel in 2017

After decades of using the same type of rocket fuel, NASA has decided to find something more environmentally friendly to allow the next generation of spacecraft to thunder out of the atmosphere.