The biggest hurdle to humankind’s expansion throughout the solar system is the prohibitive cost of escaping Earth’s gravitational pull.

In the vicinity of black holes, space is so warped that even light rays may curve around them several times.

Biking plays a significant role in urban areas and has been suggested as a tool to promote public health.

Hiking with a prosthetic limb? It’s “snow” problem for 4-year-old Albie whose left foot was amputated at 15 months old.

Invaders, pirates, warriors – the history books taught us Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea to pillage across Europe.

'The 8th continent' is an award-winning design that recycles ocean plastic and is completely self-sustainable.

Egyptian authorities unveiled a renovated ancient promenade in the city of Luxor dating back 3,000 years.

A London man has reportedly become the first person in the world to be fitted with a 3D printed prosthetic eye.

A nuclear fusion company with lofty aspirations around sustainable space travel, has test-fired a rocket engine powered by plastic waste.

Looking at Edwina Brocklesby, the first thing you notice is her ever-present smile, radiating from beneath a sea of bright red curls.

A floating city has been proposed for the seas off Busan in South Korea to pioneer a new mode of living amid climate-related sea-level rises

There are approximately 840 million people worldwide who do not have access to electricity.

Every 20 hours, an Australian child is born with cerebral palsy (CP), a neurodevelopmental disability that affects their motor movements

Seeking to please his wife who had wished for a more diversified view from their family house, an innovator has built a rotating house.

In the artist village of Ein Hod, Israel, Yoki and Danielle constructed an environmentally friendly house made from hemp.

Zero emissions and, soon, zero crew: the world's first fully electric autonomous cargo vessel was unveiled in Norway.

Student has invented a poverty-busting and time-saving manual washing machine so that women or children don’t have to spend 20 hours a week

Researchers caught liars at an unprecedented accuracy of 73% by measuring the movements of facial muscles with groundbreaking electrode tech

Students at a Dutch university have developed a solar-powered zero-emission mobile home called 'Stella Vita' that can travel on solar energy

Great-grandmother wins the title at an annual Israeli beauty pageant designed to honor women who endured the horrors of the Nazi genocide.

An anonymous woman from Argentina has become only the second person known to ever show no detectable traces of an HIV infection

The ocean has about 20 million tons of gold in it — that’s around 700 TRILLION DOLLARS worth of gold!

Every morning, Amake Yessoufou makes the rounds of the sewing workshops of Ouidah, a small coastal town, and collects scraps of fabric.

Can we infer someone's cultural group from their laugher, even when we do not know what they are laughing at?

On Nov. 3, the South Korean capital announced a plan to make a variety of public services and cultural events available in the metaverse.

The world’s first biotechnology playground using air-purifying algae has opened at Warsaw’s Copernicus Science Centre.

In a first-of-its-kind study conducted at Tel Aviv University, researchers found that water generated from the air in the heart of a city.

Britain’s last surviving D-Day heroes is doing his bit to raise money for military charities – collecting for the 68th consecutive year.

A Canadian doctor has diagnosed a woman with "climate change" after she came to hospital with breathing problems.

Should electric vehicle (EV) owners be able to sell the surplus electricity they generate back to their local grids?

Captain Harpreet Chandi will be travelling 700 miles battling temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celsius and wind speeds of up to 60mph.

AIBA used an artificial intelligence system to analyze judges and referees before they could work at the current men's world championships.

At the foot of an Icelandic volcano, a newly-opened plant is sucking carbon dioxide from the air and turning it to rock.

Most of the current electricity demand in advanced, industrialized nations can be met by some combination of wind and solar power.

Study found that mobile phones provided four key opportunities: income generation, social support, education and political participation.

According to a new study, reducing these foods in our diet is not only better for our health but also the planet.

Economic impact of obesity set to reach 3.6 per cent of GDP by 2060. Total costs projected to double in Spain and rise 19-fold in India.

With streets filled with potholes and soul-crushing traffic on the ground in the Eternal City, some say the only way is up.

Vinisha Umashankar and her solar ironing cart. She came up with the idea when she was 12 — then worked with engineers to create a prototype.

Over 100 nations have issued new commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the United Nations Conference of the Parties.

Lifestyle activities can help prevent cognitive health decline in seniors and lead to new clinical practices and better health outcomes

Bear, a five-year-old high-energy dog tasked with finding Koalas injured in Australia's devastating bushfires, has rescued 100 marsupials.

Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people.

Australian researchers have developed disruptive technology allowing autonomous vehicles to track pedestrians hidden behind buildings.

Lily Swanson had been walking the family's Rottweiler Isobel close to their home when a strong burning smell in Hough Lane made her stop.

The loneliness epidemic could be alleviated by an unlikely marriage between space research and virtual reality (VR).

There are five significant mass extinctions, known as the "big five," where at least three-quarters of all species died.

This species lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, around half a million years ago, and was the direct ancestor of modern humans.

Wasps have a reputation for being jerks because of their perceived aggressiveness and ability to sting repeatedly.

A Manitoba man discovered he was $20 million richer while in Winnipeg for his daughter’s wedding.