“An unpolluted night sky that allows the enjoyment of the contemplation of the firmament should be considered an inalienable right...
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Ice is vital for Alaskan ecosystems and communities. Plus, it’s fun to play with! Fresh Eyes on Ice uses citizen...
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Ginkgo trees evolved before the dinosaurs, survived three mass extinctions, and one species is still living today. Citizen science is...
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Soils are the second largest global carbon sink after oceans and great allies against the climate crisis. Yet underground ecosystems...
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Go online, catch a blood stall, and speed up Alzheimer’s research — by years! Stall Catchers is the game that...
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The Drones for Whale Research programme is on a mission to democratise whale science through cheap and non-invasive technology. ...
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While surfers, fishermen and sea-lovers might be aware of the devastating impact of discarded plastic, not everyone knows that marine...
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Currently only 30% of roles in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are held by women. In...
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"Our mission is to end the sixth mass extinction. Humans have driven it and humans have the power to reverse it."...
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As doctors limit face-to-face appointments to align with social distancing rules to slow the spread of the coronavirus, tools that help...
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Fertility apps aren’t just for women. Now men can test their sperm count on a smartphone, making medical testing easy,...
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Who doesn't want to discover new planets? With Exoplanet Explorers, citizen scientists search for exoplanets, the planets around other stars. One...
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Plankton are a critically important food source. No plankton = No life in the ocean. Plankton also play an important...
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The world is full of different people and cultures, each with their own unique stories to tell. Getting children to...
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Rivers move. Fires occur. Cities grow. Forests shrink. Icecaps melt. Ecosystems change. That's why Robbie Schingler founded Planet, with the mission...
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Insects often get a bad press. In reality, however, they can provide essential functions in agriculture and other areas. The...
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What does the future of business look like? How will developments from big data, artificial intelligence and the internet of things to driverless vehicles, 3D printing and synthetic biology...
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In the words of the people behind it, this might just be "the coolest thing you will see all year". And they're not...
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The Earth's atmosphere contains mostly unexploited freshwater and Fontus is an attempt to discover these resources. The self-filling water bottle is...
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Two students who connected over a shared interest in invention and problem-solving have designed a pair of gloves that translate American Sign...
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“Humans are optimised to walk very efficiently. However, people with disabilities often have reduced function of their muscles.” At Wyss...
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Mechanical engineer and Star Trek fan Anjan Contractor fascinated the world when he demonstrated a 3D printer that could print pizza back...
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A radical and experimental new cancer treatment has recently achieved a success rate of over 90 percent in a trial. Immunotherapy is a...
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When we think of NASA, we think of sending man to the moon – or Mars – but the space agency is...
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Did you know that origami isn’t just useful for creating swans or cranes – or folding solar arrays for launch...
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Known for his genetic research, biochemistry scientist and Stanford University professor Patrick Brown has created a plant-based hamburger that ‘bleeds’ just...
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The Global Tagging of Pelagic Predators (GTOPP) program is an international, multidisciplinary collaboration among biologists, engineers and computer scientists, which...
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