An ancient star in the halo surrounding the Milky Way galaxy appears to contain traces of material released by the death of one of the universe's first stars, a new study reports. The chemical signature of the ancient star suggests that it incorporated material blasted into space by a supernova explosion that marked the death... Continue Reading →

Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat just unveiled an amazing new power plant in Roskilde that will generate energy from waste! The newly opened Energy Tower will produce both electricity and heat through the process of incineration, and it features a perforated double-layer façade that will glow throughout the night. Roskilde’s new power plant will incinerate... Continue Reading →

NASA is developing an air traffic control system for drones. The New York Times reports the US space agency is working on creating a management system for vehicles that fly at around 400 to 500 feet off the ground — much lower than conventional aircraft — at its Moffett Field base around four miles from... Continue Reading →

Individual ants are not very smart, but ants working together in a colony are capable of extraordinary feats. Case in point is this remarkable video in which a colony of ants have transformed into a daisy chain to pull a dead millipede — behavior that's never been seen before. Ants are what biologists refer to... Continue Reading →

The next round of strikes by fast-food workers demanding higher wages is scheduled for Thursday, and this time labor organizers plan to increase the pressure by staging widespread civil disobedience and having thousands of home-care workers join the protests. The organizers say fast-food workers — who are seeking a $15 hourly wage — will go... Continue Reading →

Undoubtedly, 3D printing has taken root in a variety of disciplines, and medicine is no stranger to leveraging its tool kit. At Boston Children's Hospital, surgeons are using printed models to prep for the operating room. "With 3D printing, we're taking a step that allows experienced doctors to simulate the specific anatomy of their patients... Continue Reading →

Homeless people. We see them every day, yet ignore them. We are insensitive to them, and as a stretch sometimes treat them inhumanely with our disgust. Anyone who falls on bad times can end up homeless, even a close friend or family member. In this video, a hairdresser ventures into the streets of NYC and... Continue Reading →

Unlike most entrepreneurs who make millions of dollars inventing pointless apps like Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur named Mark B. Barron wants to use smartphones to solve one of America's biggest problems: gun violence. The 58-year-old inventor has created a new app called Lockdown, which he believes could decrease the country's number of... Continue Reading →

Google has been working on self-driving cars for some years now, but the company has just revealed that it is working on yet another ambitious and autonomous vehicle project. According to the BBC and The Atlantic, the secretive Google X team has been working for two years on Project Wing, a drone-based delivery system that... Continue Reading →

Early on Saturday morning, the California Senate passed a bill guaranteeing at least three paid sick days a year for about 6.5 million workers, sending it to Gov. Jerry Brown (D). Brown’s office said it supports the bill, and in a statement after it passed he said, “Tonight, the Legislature took historic action to help... Continue Reading →