Harnassing the sun to bring fresh water to remote or disaster-struck communities

A device that takes a novel approach to removing salt from water has been developed in…

CHEOPS space telescope takes its first pictures

The tension was high: In front of a large screen at the house near Madrid where…

Using long-wavelength terahertz radiation to produce video with a high frame rate

A team of researchers at Durham University has found a way to use long-wavelength terahertz radiation…

Negative encounters with police have mental health consequences for black men

Adversarial encounters with police have a powerful negative effect on black men’s mental health, as do…

Experts: Trade wars bad for US and global energy security

Policy that raises barriers to international trade does not bode well for U.S. and global energy…

Dolphins gather in female family groups

Social clusters including mothers’ groups play an important role in the life of southern Australian bottlenose…

Surfing space dust bunnies spawn interplanetary magnetic fields

A 40-year-old enigma about ghostly magnetic fields in interplanetary space may have finally been solved by…

Space station delivery from Virginia nixed at last minute

Northrop Grumman delayed a space station delivery from Virginia on Sunday because of trouble with ground…

Downpours to end Australia bushfires within days

Australia’s months-long bushfires crisis will likely be over within days, officials said Monday as heavy rainfall…

Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture 1st look at sun's poles

Europe and NASA’s Solar Orbiter rocketed into space Sunday night on an unprecedented mission to capture…