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Researchers grew blood vessels from embryonic stem cells in a dish in the lab that look and behave like the ones found in our bodies. (IMBA) Scientists say, for the first time, they have grown human blood vessels from scratch in the lab that look and behave like the ones in our bodies. Source

The battle to replace fossil fuels with low-carbon power is bumping up against a new practical reality. As people crowd into cities, the world's need for concentrated power sources is growing just as low-carbon green power is heading in the opposite direction. Source

BEIJING -- China will cut the number of climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest from the north by one-third this year as part of plans for a major cleanup on the world's highest peak, state media reported Monday. Source

It won’t be the stars aligning, but the moon, the Earth, and the sun rather, in what is sure to be a breathtaking celestial event. On Sunday night, a rare total lunar eclipse will be visible to sky gazers all over the world, but particularly in the Americas. Source

In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the southernmost part of Chile's Patagonia region, scientists are studying whales, dolphins and algae in order to help predict how climate change will affect the world's oceans. Source

When snow falls, wolves chill out, according to a recent study from the University of Alberta. Over two winters, researchers looked at the movements of grey wolves near Fort McMurray, Alta. in conjunction with data on snowfall in the area. Source

Canadian physicist Donna Strickland used to have a quiet life. Not anymore. On Oct. 2, the professor from Guelph, Ont., was awakened by a phone call informing her she would receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for her work on chirped pulse amplification. Source

The space agencies of the United States and China are coordinating efforts on Moon exploration, NASA said Friday, as it navigates a strict legal framework aimed at protecting national security and preventing technology transfer to China. Source

SEATTLE -- Over the years, scientists have identified dams, pollution and vessel noise as causes of the troubling decline of the Pacific Northwest's resident killer whales. Now, they may have found a new and more surprising culprit: pink salmon. Source

While Intel hasn't explicitly defined what to expect in its 2019 CPUs, they've provided us with a couple of details that give us a clue how this year's Macs will be updated. Until Apple perfects its own company-made CPUs, the next generation (possibly generations) of Macs will likely rely on Intel chips. Source