World's second EPR nuclear reactor starts work in China

A next-generation EPR nuclear reactor in China has carried out its first chain reaction, French energy…

Manhattanhenge 2019: When and Where to Watch

This week could be your chance to take “the best sunset picture of the year” in…

Gotta catch some shuteye: Pokemon unveils 'sleep game'

Having trouble waking up in the morning? Not getting enough sleep? The company that brought you…

Tunnel to Mars

Technology image of the week: this low pressure, low temperature ‘dirty’ wind tunnel at Denmark’s Aarhus…

From European dream to global giant: Airbus marks half century

Fifty years ago at the Paris air show, France’s transport minister and Germany’s economy minister signed…

Cyberattack hits New Zealand budget

The New Zealand government said Wednesday that a “systematic” and “deliberate” cyberattack was behind an embarrassing…

UN envoy says 80 countries ready to step up on climate

About 80 countries have signaled that they are willing to scale up their commitment to cut…

China steps up threat to deprive US of rare earths

Chinese state media on Wednesday dangled the threat of cutting exports of rare earths to the…

Rare earths: the latest weapon in the US-China trade war

They are used in everything from lightbulbs to guided missiles, but with China controlling 95 percent…

SpaceX satellites pose new headache for astronomers

It looked like a scene from a sci-fi blockbuster: an astronomer in the Netherlands captured footage…