Nobel prizewinner proposes a new city in KZ
Nobel peace prizewinner Rae Kwon Chung offered Kazakh authorities to create an eco-city fully maintained by alternative sources of energy.
Hyperloop construction begins in Las Vegas
The full-scale prototype of as futuristic transport system is called DevLoop and could transport passengers at up to 760mph.
New dwarf galaxy discovered around Milky Way
Astronomers have identified a new ultra-faint dwarf satellite companion of our Milky Way Galaxy.
China to turn Chernobyl into solar power plant
Two Chinese companies have announced plans to build a one gigawatt solar plant in the zone surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear reactor.
Space 360: first-ever 4K panoramic view from ISS
In a new installment of pioneering 360° video documentary ,the Cupola, mounted on the Earth-facing side of the ISS.
Space-bound Russian android shows handyman skills
Android robot FEDOR, likely to be part of Russian manned space missions starting 2021, has displayed impressive handyman skills.
Nintendo shares jump on Super Mario for iPhones
Nintendo shares surged more than five percent after the game giant said it would release a Super Mario app for iPhones next month.
NASA has published photos of Supermoon at Baikonur
The Supermoon was captured rising behind the rocket, which is to be launched this Thursday.
Elon Musk envisions 'fun' but dangerous trips to Mars
SpaceX chief Elon Musk unveiled on Tuesday ambitious plans to establish a Mars colony by sending 100 humans at a time on massive spacecraft.
Germany blocks WhatsApp data transfers to Facebook
German data protection authorities said they had blocked Facebook from collecting subscriber data from its subsidiary WhatsApp.
China to launch second space laboratory: Xinhua
China will launch its second space lab as the country works towards setting up its own space station, among several ambitious goals.
More than a billion stars mapped in Milky Way: ESA
The Gaia space probe, launched in December 2013, has mapped more than a billion stars in the Milky Way.
Testing the driverless Uber -- first nerves, and then acceptance
Uber has been testing its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh.
New fossils show life on Earth at least 3.7bn years old
Life on Earth is even older than we though - fossils dating back a staggering 3.7 billion years have been discovered.
iPhone spyware spotlights Israel's secretive surveillance industry
The discovery of sophisticated spyware to infiltrate and remotely take control of iPhones put a spotlight on Israel's surveillance industry.
US astronauts prepare spacewalk to install new docking port
Two US astronauts are set to embark on a spacewalk Friday to install a special parking spot for private spaceship traffic at ISS.
Thousands protest possible China-France nuclear project
Thousands of people took to the streets of a city in eastern China to protest against a possible Sino-French nuclear project.
Shifting from Russia, Ukraine strikes US nuclear fuel deal
Ukraine said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the US-based electric giant Westinghouse to build a nuclear fuel production unit.
China's online population exceeds 700 million
The number of web users in China has risen over 700 million.
Police, cyber firms tackle 'ransomware' hacking threat
Dutch police, Europol and a coalition of cyber security firms launched a new website Monday to fight a surge in "ransomware".