We're one step closer to the end of whale hunting as Iceland halts the practice this year |

With international pressure rising, Iceland whaler Kristjan Loftsson calls off the hunt this season.

Boeing's futuristic technology to 3D print objects while levitating in space

Boeing has patented technology to 3D print objects while levitating in space. Boeing plans to 3D print aircraft parts using this technology.

Hubble Sheds Light on Super Exoplanets

New observations from the Hubble Space Telescope are helping characterize the atmospheres of exotic planets, such as the exoplanet 55 Cancri e.

Norway announces Europe's largest onshore wind project

From gigantic floating wind turbines to combining wind and hydro for large-scale energy storage, Norway has already taken bold steps to promote wind energy as a renewable resource.

This Phone Turns Sunshine Into Power

The sun rises and sets 365 times in most years. In that time, Kyocera figured out how to harness more of the sun to help power a smartphone.

Scientists Have Created Functional Sperm From Stem Cells

  • 26 Feb 2016

Scientists from China have made history by taking a cell that's not a sperm cell and then used it to create a live animal. A similar technique could be used one day to treat infertility in humans.

ATLASGAL survey of Milky Way completed

A spectacular image of the Milky Way has been released to mark the completion of the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL).

" Art makes us human, music makes us human, and I deeply feel that science makes us human "
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Scientists turn skin cells into stem cells that kill brain cancer

Scientists have turned skin cells into stem cells that can hunt down and destroy the deadly remains inevitably left behind when a glioblastoma is removed.

Boston Dynamics' Atlas: A Bipedal Robot with Smooth Moves

The technology in Atlas, the bipedal robot from Boston Dynamics, could change the future of disaster response and household ‘bots alike.

Breakthrough: Quantum dot solids could revolutionize electronics

Scientists at Cornell University have made a discovery that rivals the single-crystal silicon wafer in significance.

Luxury Home With a Small Footprint

Australia-based Austin Maynard Architects have recently completed a luxury home in Melbourne called That House. It's ultra modern and very sustainable, with a footprint of about half that of the surrounding houses. The home is also powered by solar energy, and features a rainwater collection system.

DNA 'Trojan horse' smuggles drugs into resistant cancer cells

Drug-resistant leukemia cells absorb a drug and die, when the drug is hidden inside a capsule made of folded up DNA.

Adjusting the EU's climate targets to meet the Paris Agreement

The global temperature rise must be kept below +2°C by the end of the century to avoid catastrophic climate change.

New 3D cartoon Planet Blue uses laughter and adventure to help kids save the planet

A new 3D cartoon, Planet Blue, will help parents strike that balance by combining laughter and heart-pounding adventures with a positive attitude about our ability to save the planet.