Scientists got rats to drive little cars, and it could help improve mental health treatments for humans.

insects in German forests and grasslands have declined by about one-third in just the past decade.

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) were selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to conduct joint research on the effective recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the refinery at Tomakomai City, Hokkaido Japan where the CO2 is captured and stored by the existing demonstration plant. Further utilizing of the demonstration plant currently employed for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), the three companies will collaborate on research activities for CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) in order to produce methanol from captured CO2. The research is expected to run until February 2021.

･ Supporting an energy management system with low-CO2 distributed power generation and self-consignment ･ Switch to CO2-free hydrogen fuel planned for the future

･ Top share with 37.2% of the global market, fifth time since 2014 ･ Contributing to a significant reduction in air pollutants, and improvement in the global environment

Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, may be the world’s largest sculpture garden — a place where Mother Nature has used wind and water to carve more than 2

Just one exercise session increases the antioxidant that could help prevent a deadly side effect of COVID-19.

The Halley VI Research Station is spending its first winter without humans.

The levels are reportedly safe for humans, but they're high enough to harm bees — and that's bad news for us, too.

Data from 76 published peer-reviewed studies offers compelling reasons to keep an open mind about GMOs.

With a little help from a famous seventh-generation orchardist, I narrow down some of the best varieties to plant for a backyard orchard.

Researchers have improved the process by which plants get rid of toxic compounds, and this improves their overall growth.

British government prohibits wild animals in U.K. circuses by 2020, joining similar bans in Scotland and Ireland.

The haka is a traditional Maori routine performed at many ceremonies in New Zealand. Here, two groups respond to the terrorist attack on 2 New Zealand mosques.

Here are five of the most spectacular aircraft that flopped for a variety of reasons, including the Spruce Goose and a nuclear-powered plane.

Three circus lions and a cub fly thousands of miles to their forever home in South Africa.

Study finds cockatoo called Snowball taught himself to dance and researchers want to understand how.

If the results can be replicated, 'this would be a no-brainer Nobel Prize,' according to one researcher.

Study found high levels of mercury in California's fog, but the problem likely extends around the world.

This problem has plagued physicists ever since the laws of motion were first conceived.

New evidence of a massive lightning strike at the center of an ancient stone circle offers clues.

It might mean that spiders possess an extraordinary kind of consciousness.

Endangered blue whales return to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.

These wearable devices are made specifically to lend strength and enhance lifting ability, and they are helping an aging population stay on the workforce.

Scientists at the Peninsula Open Space Trust are studying how animals move around an increasingly fractured habitat, and the video is just one element.

Blood snow not only looks sinister, it contributes to a feedback loop that accelerates warming.

The attitudes of Pompeiians towards death and waste was very different from our own.

The 1970s Swiss fitness creation called vitaparcour is back and more popular than ever.

Algae alternative fuel research could change the future, and ASU is leading the way. A $15 million U.S. Department of Energy grant was awarded to the Algae Tes

As sea ice melts at the poles, increasingly more sunlight hits the seafloor, allowing algae to thrive in ecosystems once dominated by invertebrates.

Bright pink algae that light up the Arctic seafloor like Las Vegas neon are also guides to hundreds of years of climate history.

Some people believe that Mercury retrograde means you should be cautious in many aspects of your life, but what do the astrologists say?

The editors of Architectural Record have compiled a list of the 'most significant works that defined architecture in our era.'

Artist and scientist Jill Pelto hopes to inspire people to take action by imbuing her dreamy paintings with hard scientific data and field research.

It's a sad fact but package thefts increase around the holidays because of all the online shopping.

As Marsh rebrands Jelf, Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift reflects on the passing of another name heavily associated with noughties broker consolidation

Broker can now offer claims support and loss recovery insurance to commercial property clients.

Software house says appointment of the former Broker Network boss is part of a plan to significantly grow its UK and Ireland operations.

Solutions provider said Proficient will target personal lines firms and InsurTechs.

One of the world's newest airports, Pakyong Airport, is amazingly scenic, but engineers had to build it from scratch in the Himalaya Mountains.

Tokyo, October 31, 2018 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has decided to increase the capitalization of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (Mitsubishi Aircraft), a wholly owned MHI Group company, as it nears the first delivery of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), the industry's only clean sheet regional aircraft.

This David vs. Goliath story could impact the future of renewable energy everywhere.

A new crowdsourcing platform aims to turn all of us into satellite-enabled Indiana Joneses.

Researchers unveil the most detailed map of what's underneath the Antarctic ice sheet, and it will help them predict climate change vulnerability there.

Scientists have discovered a fossilized shark head and many other fossils in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.

The new refuges aim to protect sea ice, wildlife and the economic stability of indigenous people.

The endangered ghost orchid lives up to its name in several ways.

A growing body of research suggests exercise can provide a powerful buffer against anxiety and depression.

Activated charcoal foods may be Instagram-worthy, but are they good for you?

Despite being phased out of many products, mercury still lurks in our homes.