Teens are logging more time on electronic devices — and sleeping less, data show Increasingly, U.S. teens are trading sleep time for screen time. That’s the finding of a new study. It analyzed survey data

A new material might give astronauts better space suits that are strong, thin and light Space is dangerous. It’s filled with tiny rocks that can poke holes in an astronaut’s spacesuit. If oxygen leaks

In 2013, the space telescope found seven worlds orbiting Kepler 90 Our solar system is no longer the sole record-holder for most known planets circling a star. An artificial intelligence algorithm sifted

Scientists rule out natural chance in 2016 deadly heat, ocean warming events GONE DRY Villagers try to catch fish in a dried-up pond in West Bengal, India. A deadly heat wave that swept across Asia in

In Brief SpaceX has made history by launching a resupply mission to the ISS using mostly reusable technology. This is a major vote of confidence from NASA, which will evaluate using reusable tech in a

For archaeologists, Afghanistan is virtually off-limits for fieldwork, as Taliban forces battle the Kabul government in far-flung provinces and security remains tenuous even in the capital. Yet U.S. and

A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) official's controversial request this summer for scientists to remove "climate change" from research abstracts was ordered by senior national lab managers and

IN BRIEF Is commercial nuclear fusion energy just around the corner? In Oxfordshire, two new research centers have been built to create the technology necessary to create fusion energy on a commercial

Nanowires and moisture-slurping beads should keep soldiers warm and dry in super-frigid environments Army officers Ethan Diven and Evan Lewandowski soldier through frigid winter weather toward a pickup

If you’ve welcomed a new baby into the world in the past few years, chances are you’ve also had a brush with 3D ultrasound: a noninvasive technique that uses sound to image soft tissue, internal organs,

A major European power trade group has updated the calls for the continent to be carbon-neutral by 2050, saying this goal is achievable "well before" the middle of the century. Full article in

After a scientist added X and Y nucleotide bases to E.coli bacteria's natural genetic alphabet, the DNA generated new proteins. This is the first time an organism has made proteins using anything other

In Brief A new study has developed a sophisticated method of measuring a person's wisdom. By combining neurobiological analysis with self-assessment, the research aims to go one step beyond existing

The influenza virus has yet to hit the Northern Hemisphere, but flu vaccine season is already in full swing, with banners outside pharmacies urging: "Get Your Flu Shot Now." What's not advertised,

Using scavenged microbes for fermentation brings out the funky and sour flavors Craft brewers are going wild. Some of the trendiest beers on the market are intentionally brewed with yeast scavenged from

No matter how hard physicists probe, they still puzzle over this, the universe's deepest secret If you’re interested in the smallest things known to scientists, there’s something you should know. They

Pioneering a New Field Welcome to the new frontier in advanced transportation. In an exclusive interview with Futurism at World’s Fair Nano this weekend, Mark Jennings-Bates, the vice president of sales

In Brief Stanford neuroscientist E.J. Chichilnisky has a bold plan—Create implantable devices to restore vision to a number of people who have gone blind. But to do this, he'll have to revolutionize the

It’s all fine and good to sign a climate treaty, but how do you know whether a country is keeping its word? Track it from space. Full article in Science Mag:

The race is on to prove that CO2 can be taken from the air and recycled into profitable, carbon neutral fuels. But cost and investment obstacles remain In an industrial greenhouse about 30km from Zurich,