
Breakthrough carbon capture technique ushers in era of guilt-free gas
Nov 26, 2015 01:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
The government is giving no sign that it intends to replace fossil fuels with renewables, so the only way to avoid the carbon emissions from burning natural gas and oil is the widespread use of carbon capture and storage...

Who owns space? US asteroid-mining act is dangerous and potentially illegal
Nov 25, 2015 13:09 pm UTC| Science Law
An event of cosmic proportions occurred on November 18 when the US congress passed the Space Act of 2015 into law. The legislation will give US space firms the rights to own and sell natural resources they mine from bodies...