A group of engineers believe they have created an important new machine that could remove salt from saltwater using only the sun. Humans need water to survive. But some people don't have access to clean drinking water. The engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) traveled to India…
A new battery could "change the way the world uses energy," according Elon Musk, whose company Tesla Motors Inc. developed the product. The system is called Tesla Energy, and it has the potential to make homes free of fossil fuels. The batteries can store energy from…
A new music streaming service called Tidal hit the market in March. It hopes to compete with streaming giants such as Pandora, Spotify and YouTube. Rap artist Jay Z is behind Tidal. Other famous artists such as Kanye West, Rihanna and Jack White support the…
A warm “blob” in the ocean is causing some weird weather throughout the world. This might sound like it comes from a storybook, but this extremely large patch of warm water is very real. The blob (a nickname given by one of…
Matt Harvey is giving New York Mets fans something to cheer about. The star pitcher, who missed all of last season with injury, is back and healthy this season. During his breakout 2013 season, attendance at Mets home games rose 7.9…
Research has recently shown that less than half of Americans are investing in the stock market. Most people say that they cannot afford to invest. Others say that they do not want to take a risk in the market. The U.S. stock…
A court found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts for his role in the April 2013 bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The attack killed three people and wounded 260 others. A police officer was also killed during the search for…
Since joining the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009, Andrew McCutcheon has been easy to spot in center field with his long, black dreadlocks. No more. The 2013 National League MVP cut them off during spring training. He filmed the haircut for YouTube, and…
On March 20, the Obama administration released a new set of federal regulations concerning hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the United States. The rules require oil companies to release a list of chemicals used in the fracking process and make the list available…
U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko left on March 28 for one year aboard the International Space Station. Kelly's identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, was an astronaut, too. He is now retired, but he'll have a very special role to play on…