Could the heat of the Earth's crust become the ultimate energy source?

In a world where energy consumption is on the rise, our only hope is the development…

A new material for the battery of the future

Renewable sources of energy such as wind or photovoltaic are intermittent; production peaks do not necessarily…

Ants that defend plants receive sugar and protein

Biologists Laura Carolina Leal and Felipe Passos have performed a series of experiments to determine how…

Green fertiliser made from cow dung and chicken feathers could transform big agriculture

A raft of strategies is being trialled in Europe to turn nutrient-rich farm waste such as…

Explainer: NASA aims to build on moon as a way station for Mars

Unlike the Apollo program that put astronauts on the moon 50 years ago, NASA is gearing…

Illusive patterns in math explained by ideas in physics

Patterns appear widely throughout nature and math, from the Fibonacci spirals of sea shells to the…

Soyuz rollout for Beyond mission

The Russian Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft that will transport ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano to the International Space…

Powering the future with lunar soil

Building a lunar base would be one of the next logical steps in our exploration of…

Building a toolkit for the Moon

As the world celebrates 50 years since the first lunar landing, the team at ESA’s astronaut…

Electric car models to triple in Europe by 2021

A European lobby group says the range of electric car models available to consumers is getting…