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Surgeons in New York have performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant on a human, they announced on Thursday (November 9), an accomplishment being hailed as a breakthrough even though the patient has not regained sight in the eye. This video contains graphic images. Rachel Faber reports.

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo inaugurated a 192 megawatt peak (MWp) floating solar power plant on a reservoir in West Java province as part of a drive to increase renewable energy sources and switch away from coal.

Czech start-up Bene Meat Technologies is the first to win European Union registration for laboratory-grown meat for use in pet food and plans to boost production to up to several metric tons per day next year, company CEO Roman Kriz said on Wednesday (November 8).

The coastal village of Oostduinkerke is the last place in the world where the centuries-old tradition of horseback shrimp fishing is still practiced. The fishermen and women's proximity to the coastal waters has made them front-line witnesses of how climate change is altering the ecosystem of the North Sea. Alice Rizzo has more.

A London gallery is giving visitors an electroencephalogram headset which shows their brain activity in real time as they admire some art masterpieces. It hopes to showcase the positive impact engaging with art can have on people's emotions. Olivia Chan reports.

A long-term Parkinson's disease patient, Marc Gauthier was essentially confined to his home until he became the first person to receive a new Swiss-designed implant that has dramatically improved his ability to walk. Olivia Chan has more.

The plains of eastern Hungary have seen a record number of cranes staying over in unusually warm weather this autumn, with no inclination to leave for Africa.

A new study supports the weird idea that we are all living in a computer simulation, a theory that could have implications for science and technology, according to physicists at the University of Portsmouth.

Scientists have for the first time successfully extracted and decoded RNA molecules from a roughly 130-year-old specimen of a Tasmanian tiger, a species that went extinct in the early 20th century.

In a drive to ensure wildlife caught up in the illegal wildlife trafficking trade can survive and thrive, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has partnered with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to launch last week a pilot Wildlife Confiscations Network in Southern California. Rachel Faber reports.

Using large drones and millions of seeds, UAE's energy company, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), is hoping to accelerate its forestation program in Abu Dhabi, as it works on reaching its 2030 target of planting 10 million mangrove seedlings. Ilan Rubens reports.

Solar-powered electric cars take part in a 1,864-mile race in the Australian outback. Olivia Chan has more.

Inside a giant satellite antenna high in the Alps, a group of workers have installed dozens of solar panels in a bid to tap into Switzerland's unique geography to diversify its energy sources.

The British Museum says it plans to digitize its entire collection, citing the need to secure public access to its vast catalogue after it reported in August that 2,000 artefacts had been stolen or were missing.

Solar Team Eindhoven, a group of students from the Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e), has successfully completed a gruelling 620-mile test drive over Morocco's challenging terrains.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to train brain surgeons to perform critical operations more effectively and safely, according to the UK's National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN). Gabe Singer has more.

NASA on Friday (October 13) launched a spacecraft from Florida on its way to Psyche, the largest of the several metal-rich asteroids known in our solar system and a body thought to be the remnant core of an ancient protoplanet.

A new satellite, carrying the highest resolution commercial thermal sensor in orbit, has beamed back its first pictures of heat variations across the surface of the Earth.

SpaceX's Elon Musk said the company's Starship rocket could send an unmanned crew to Mars within the next three to four years, during the 74th International Astronautical Congress in Baku on Thursday (October 5).

Researchers from Northwestern University have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) that can design functional robots completely by itself within seconds.

Texan Oswald Reedus lost the ability to speak, walk, and move his left arm after a stroke in 2014. Now the University of Houston believes the 68-year-old is the world's first stroke patient to use a robotic arm controlled by his brain waves to recover the use of the limb at home. Matthew Larotonda reports.

UK startup ODIN Space hopes their novel detectors can help track some of the smallest, but also most dangerous, space debris that are endangering satellites and spacecraft. Alice Rizzo has more.

German students tested their prototype of a pedal-powered submarine off Spain's Canary Islands ahead of competing in international races to raise conservation awareness without harming marine ecosystems.

A Texas-based firm hopes to make the first landing on the moon by a commercial spacecraft before the year is out. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

Turning seawater into clean, drinkable water is one solution to meeting the ever-growing global demand for water. But desalination - essentially stripping seawater of salts and other minerals - is very energy intensive. Norwegian company Waterise claims to have a solution. Flora Bradley-Watson has more.