Skin deep: Japan's 'washi' paper torn by modern life

Once an indispensable part of daily life in Japan, ultra-thin washi paper was used for everything…

Ride on time: Recycled bikes get Myanmar kids to school

The clangor of bells in the air, Myanmar children race home from school on recycled bikes…

Tech firm Slack to make market debut, at $26 reference price

Cloud-based software firm Slack Technologies makes its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday with…

Captive beluga whales make epic journey from China to Iceland sanctuary

Two beluga whales from a Shanghai aquarium arrived in Iceland on Wednesday to live out their…

Sailing among the stars: how photons could revolutionize space flight

A few days from now, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will lift off from Florida, carrying…

ESA launches new podcast for Beyond mission

What does a space mission sound like? Well, aside from the roaring of engines, the hum…

Poll: Tracking asteroids a favored focus for space program

A new poll shows Americans prefer a space program that focuses on potential asteroid impacts, scientific…

New York to get one of world's most ambitious carbon reduction plans

New York state lawmakers on Wednesday passed one of the world’s most ambitious laws aimed at…

A Fresh Impact Crater On Mars

An impressionist painting? No, it’s a new impact crater that has appeared on the surface of…

First Detection of Polarized Radio Waves in Gamma Ray Burst Jets

Good fortune and cutting-edge scientific equipment have allowed scientists to observe a Gamma Ray Burst jet…