This Diet Could Have Caused Mysterious Disappearance of Maya Civilisation
July 09, 2019 at 01:58 PM
It is understood that more diverse diets promoted the Mayas’ resilience to severe drought conditions before the Common Era, but an increased reliance on a narrower diet in the final centuries was one of the factors that led to their demise. Read More »
Russia’s floating nuclear power plant ready to heat up the Arctic
July 02, 2019 at 11:46 AM
The world’s first floating nuclear power plant (NPP), built by Russia and called the ‘Akademik Lomonosov,’ has received a license for operation. It is to provide heat and energy to Russia’s remote regions in the Arctic. Read More »
NASA to hunt for alien life on Titan with nuclear-powered drone (VIDEO)
July 01, 2019 at 02:32 PM
NASA has revealed plans to return to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, with the nuclear-powered quadcopter drone-lander Dragonfly. The craft could begin its billion-kilometer journey to search for life as soon as 2034. Read More »
Flying taxis are set to buzz through the skies of Melbourne, Australia
June 13, 2019 at 02:58 PM
Ridesharing giant Uber plans to start trials of its flying cars next year in Melbourne. The city is the third flagged by Uber for the new taxi service, while it is working to create “first world’s aerial rideshare network.” Read More »
Eco-friendly plastics & fuels can be made by CO2-chomping bacteria (PHOTO)
June 13, 2019 at 09:20 AM
In a stunning breakthrough for the environment, scientists have developed a way to make organisms convert CO2 into biodegradable plastics, gas and biodiesel, paving the way for eco-friendly chemical manufacturing. Read More »
The most inspiring and lifelike humanoid robots we’ve created so far
June 12, 2019 at 09:25 AM
As the Oxford Robotics Institute prepares to unveil an exhibition of art created by a humanoid AI robot, RT.com looks at some of the most inspiring and lifelike efforts at robotics that humanity has achieved thus far. Read More »
Sky Cab: German Startup Reveals Plans To Launch Affordable Air Taxis By 2025
May 28, 2019 at 12:57 PM
Last week the German aviation company Lilium unveiled the design of its five-seat vertical take-off and landing electric jet, which completed its maiden flight earlier this month. Read More »
3D-printable 'Death Pod' for 'stylish' and 'peaceful' suicide premiered at Venice expo
May 27, 2019 at 10:26 AM
Tired of the old, painful and ugly suicide methods? Now you can have a "peaceful, elective and lawful death" at the press of a button with Sarco, a suicide pod – and it even comes with a built-in eco-friendly coffin. Read More »
Meet America’s newest $9 trillion climate change solution
May 21, 2019 at 10:16 AM
Democratic Presidential hopeful and Washington Governor Jay Inslee unveiled a plan for combating climate change through an oft-before cited transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy. Read More »
WATCH: NASA Releases ‘Hubble Legacy Field’ Photo of 265,000 Galaxies
May 17, 2019 at 12:43 PM
The US space agency NASA has released the most detailed image of outer space ever made: it contains 265,000 galaxies, made up of 16 years’ worth of photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Read More »
