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		23rd July 2014 Urban rooftop farms can yield 20 times more produce than traditional farms Hi-tech greenhouses utilising urban rooftops can eliminate the long journeys food travels from rural to city areas. Watch video...



		22nd July 2014 HIV eliminated from human cell cultures For the first time, researchers have demonstrated proof-of-concept that the HIV virus can be eliminated from the DNA of human cell cultures. Although years away from clinical application, this breakthrough has been described as an important step forward in the search for a cure. Read more...



		21st July 2014 Scientists have mapped one of the most important proteins in life – and cancer One of the most important and complicated proteins involved in cell division has been mapped in 3D – a finding that could transform the understanding of cancer. Read more...







		21st July 2014 New images of comet as Rosetta probe nears target The European Space Agency has released striking new images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. As part of the Rosetta mission, a robotic lander will be deployed on the surface. Read more...



		20th July 2014 Let's make space personal Fatima Dyczynski, 25-year-old aerospace engineer and founder of Xoterra Space, talks about a new generation of tiny "nanosatellites" and how they could personalise space. Watch video...







		20th July 2014 2021 – The first Arabian mission to Mars By 2021, the Arab League nations have established a pan-Arab space agency, led by the UAE, which has delivered its first probe to Mars. Read more...



		19th July 2014 Direct evidence of a multiverse? Scientists are working to bring the multiverse hypothesis – which sounds like science fiction to some – firmly into the realm of testable science. Read more...



		17th July 2014 An interview with Japanese humanoid robot Pepper AFP interviews a Japanese robot called Pepper, who understands up to 80 percent of spontaneous conversations. Read more...



		16th July 2014 Southern Australia in permanent drought: 40% less rainfall by late 21st century Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have developed a new high-resolution climate model, showing that southwestern Australia's long-term decline in fall and winter rainfall is caused by manmade greenhouse gas emissions and ozone depletion. Read more...



		15th July 2014 World's first climate-controlled city planned for Dubai Dubai will host the world's first temperature-controlled city – incorporating the largest mall and largest domed park, taking 10 years to construct. Read more...



		15th July 2014 Project Adam: a new deep-learning system Researchers have announced yet another breakthrough in artificial intelligence. Read more...



		15th July 2014 Scientists have created the world's darkest material: absorbs 99.9% of visual light Sensitive electro-optical imaging and target-acquisition systems will achieve new levels of range and sensitivity, thanks to a UK company's breakthrough in developing a "super black" material. Read more...



		14th July 2014 2049 – The Fukushima disaster is cleaned up The Fukushima disaster was the largest nuclear incident since Chernobyl, requiring a massive cleanup operation that lasted decades. By 2049, this process is finally reaching its conclusion. Read more...



		14th July 2014 Largest ever study of its kind finds significant differences between organic and non-organic food The largest study of its kind has found significant differences between organic food and conventionally-grown crops. Organic food contains almost 70% more antioxidants – equivalent to eating between 1-2 extra portions of fruit and vegetables a day – and significantly lower levels of toxic heavy metals. Read more...



	13th July 2014 The world's first dedicated launch service for nanosatellites A new rocket that incorporates methane fuel can provide a low-cost platform for launching clusters of tiny satellites, greatly improving broadband delivery and Earth observation missions. Read more...



	13th July 2014 Interactive map shows city temperatures by 2100 A new interactive graphic and analysis illustrates how much hotter summers will be in U.S. cities by 2100, if current emissions trends continue, and shows which cities they are going to most feel like. Read more...



	12th July 2014 Reddit AMA with Peter Diamandis Tech entrepreneur Peter Diamandis has appeared on Reddit to answer questions posed by futurology enthusiasts. Read more...



	12th July 2014 DARPA plans to speed process for developing new advanced materials Military research agency DARPA intends to cut the average time to develop new advanced materials from 10 years to less than three. Read more...



	12th July 2014 Global building stock will expand by 24 percent by 2023 Driven by accelerating urbanisation – particularly in the Asia Pacific region – the global building stock is expected to grow strongly over the next 10 years, putting further pressure on resource demands and the environment. Read more...



	11th July 2014 Astronomers discover the most distant Milky Way stars detected to date The boundaries of our home galaxy may have to be redrawn, as two stars have been found orbiting the Milky Way at distances of 775,000 and 900,000 light-years from Earth, respectively. Read more...



	10th July 2014 Bee foraging chronically impaired by pesticide exposure A study that involved fitting bumblebees with tiny RFID tags shows long-term exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide hampers bees' ability to forage for pollen. Read more...



	8th July 2014 2,200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 AD – Tellurium-128 reaches the end of its half-life Tellurium-128 has the longest known half-life of any known radioisotope. Read more...



	6th July 2014 Scientists prevent aging... in flowers By suppressing a gene, researchers in Japan have slowed the aging process in flowers, meaning bouquets could remain fresh for much longer. Read more...



	6th July 2014 2550 AD – Nitrogen trifluoride emissions from 2000 have been naturally reabsorbed Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) is a type of greenhouse gas with an atmospheric lifetime of 550 years. Although present in only trace quantities, it was far more powerful on a per molecule basis than CO2, and growing rapidly in use during the early 21st century. Read more...



	6th July 2014 Trillion dollar market: fuel in space from asteroids Within a few decades, asteroid mining could transform how companies operate in space – providing a cheap and abundant source of metals, minerals and liquids. Watch video...



	4th July 2014 Ocean inside Titan could be as salty as the Dead Sea Scientists analysing data from NASA's Cassini mission have firm evidence the ocean inside Saturn's largest moon, Titan, might be as salty as Earth's Dead Sea. Read more...



	3rd July 2014 2034 – Caribbean coral reefs are in danger of being wiped out The Caribbean, home to 9% of the world's coral reefs, has been severely impacted by human activities. Read more...



	2nd July 2014 Technological unemployment Peter Diamandis asks, what's going to happen when robots replace our jobs? Watch video...



	2nd July 2014 Increases in life expectancy are likely to be even greater than current estimates By failing to consider future trends in smoking, most projections for life expectancy in low-mortality nations have been underestimated. Read more...



	1st July 2014 2024 – Open-source, 3D printed clothes at near-zero cost By 2024, 3D printing is so cheap, fast and easy to use that it can produce items of clothing for just a few cents within a matter of minutes. Read more...



	1st July 2014 "Molecular movie" technology will enable huge gains in bioimaging and health research Researchers have announced the creation of an imaging technology more powerful than anything that has existed before, and is fast enough to observe life processes as they actually happen at the molecular level. Read more...

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