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A robot that uses powerful magnets to perform less invasive and more efficient surgeries completed its first international procedure, a gallbladder removal, at a public hospital in Chile this week, according to the company that developed the technology. This edit contains graphic images. Angela Johnston reports.

A new trial of glow-in-the-dark road markings could help cut the number of lives lost in car crashes at night in Australia, particularly on rural roads, according to road safety experts in the State of Victoria.

In a quiet field in eastern England a vast heat pump generates enough warmth to supply houses throughout a historic village, a pilot project testing ways to spur renewable energy use in a country that is falling behind its net zero targets. Fiona Jones reports.

Growing sales of electric vehicles in recent years have led forecasters to speed their projections for when global oil use will peak, but some fear the electric vehicle revolution could run out of juice before it has a chance to save the world. Ilan Rubens takes a closer look.

A new color-shifting fabric developed by a Hong Kong research team combines Polymeric Optical Fibers with AI technology. Researchers on the team believe the intelligent textile, which made its runway debut at Milan Fashion Week earlier this year, can make the fashion industry more inclusive and sustainable. Gabe Singer reports.

Deputy Secretary-General at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Elena Manaenkova told Reuters this past decade is "the warmest ever," on Tuesday (December 5) at the COP28 summit.

Scientists aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough on Friday (December 1), collected samples of seawater around the A23a mega iceberg, the largest iceberg in the world, which is sailing away from the Antarctica.

In the small village of Surd, which has supplied most of Hungary with Christmas trees for decades, villagers worry their livelihood could be in danger as pine forests are shrinking due to climate change. Ilan Rubens reports.

Scientists in the United States have created tiny biological robots, called 'Anthrobots', from human cells. Researchers say they have displayed a remarkable healing effect on other cells and envision the bots could one day be used in health care. Angela Johnston reports.

Scientists in the United States have created tiny biological robots, called 'Anthrobots', from human cells. Researchers say they have displayed a remarkable healing effect on other cells and envision the bots could one day be used in health care. Angela Johnston reports.

Icelandic startup Carbfix is the world's first CO2 mineral storage operator, permanently sequestering CO2 by mixing it with water and injecting it into basalt rock.

Hidden in 2,000 neatly stacked crates in a nondescript warehouse, an archive in Copenhagen houses samples of ice stretching back millennia that can help scientists to understand the history of the earth’s climate and offer clues to better predict climate change.

The maiden long-haul flight of a Virgin Atlantic passenger jet powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was meant to prove the sceptics wrong, Virgin Group's founder Richard Branson said. Syakir Jasnee reports.

For the second year in a row, Texas closed the majority of its public oyster reefs for harvesting due to declining oyster populations. Recent extreme droughts and storms fueled by climate change, as well as overharvesting, prompted the decline and closures, according to state wildlife officials. Ryan Chang reports.

A Chilean start-up is reinventing the wheel, almost literally, recycling used car tires into modern electric car batteries. Rachel Faber reports.

In an effort to combat climate unpredictability, the Leutasch ski resort in the Austrian province of Tyrol has been using snow farming as a solution. Ilan Rubens reports.

Carbon capture projects are a key part of many nations' strategy to meet decarbonization goals. With governments discussing the climate crisis at the 28th UN climate conference end November, let's take a look at where the technology is at now, and what's in the way of its widespread deployment. Diane To reports.

As global temperatures and emissions climb, people are increasingly turning to courtrooms to challenge fossil fuel companies' activities, leading to wins on issues like "climate-washing" but also backlash as companies file countersuits. Climate correspondent Gloria Dickie explains.

An electric-powered passenger ferry that glides above the water on hydrofoils has made its debut in the waters in Stockholm and has entered commercial production, its manufacturer has said.

Countries' current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a new United Nations analysis. Ilan Rubens has more.

Researchers at Lund University, Sweden, are studying how psychedelic drugs affect rats’ brains, in a bid to help cure depression and other neurological disorders in humans. Ilan Rubens reports.

Researchers from ETH Zurich have 3D printed a robotic hand with synthetic bones, ligaments and tendons using an innovative laser scanning technique. Angela Johnston has more.

Archeologists in southern Germany have uncovered a centuries-old skeleton complete with an iron prosthetic hand to replace four missing fingers.

Electric air taxis could be transporting passengers from JFK Airport to downtown Manhattan by 2025 - on quiet, emissions-free journeys that take around seven minutes. Manufacturer Joby Aviation promises the new aircrafts are "game changers" as they hope to begin commercial passenger service in two years. Syakir Jasnee reports.

Floating solar panels on lakes and ponds are thought to be an economic way of maximizing space for renewable energy generation. But what is the impact on the aquatic environment underneath the arrays of solar panels? Alice Rizzo reports.