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The second-most abundant manmade material in the world is being employed by a start-up to 'jail' carbon dioxide produced by factories before it's sent...

Redesigning one of the world's most common household appliances could divert over 100 gigatons of carbon emissions from the atmosphere by 2050.

Some moments can change everything – and also leave an indelible mark on those who witness those moments. “I have been fortunate to do some...

Using an undeveloped island he owns in the Caribbean, billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson plans to create the first wild colony of lemurs outside of...

Starting and growing a business is a bumpy journey, but it can be made a little easier with someone to provide inspiration -- and...

The financial sector in Australia has become highly consolidated, said Sir Richard Branson this week, eliminating choice and producing higher costs for the average...

CNN talks to Sir Richard Branson, who manages his philanthropy like one of his businesses. Whether in the realm of disease, global warming, or...

Two poor college students in Amsterdam asked Virgin entrepreneur Richard Branson for a ride to Washington to see Obama's innauguration. The billionaire immediately answered,...

The Virgin Group airline chairman and British billionaire Richard Branson has proposed a plan that would cut aviation emissions and greenhouse gases at busy...

British billionaire, Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Conglomerate (and Virgin records and airline) committed all personal profits from his airlines and rail company...

Richard Branson went green today when his Virgin Group launched an investment fund for environmentally friendly fuels. Branson said the new Virgin...

On this day, in Game 2 of the 1909 World Series, Ty Cobb stole home base. The details around this famous of all capers...

103 years ago today, John Glenn, the American aviator, politician, and astronaut who became the third American in space, was born. The Ohio-born pilot...

This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—February 13.

66 years ago today, thermonuclear fusion, a process that replicates the way that stars form, was first carried out by James Tuck and Marshall...

Beekeeping is one of the hottest hobby trends of 2024 thanks to a host of fans learning from celebrity bee-enthusiasts, according to a new...

On this day 375 years ago, perhaps the greatest physicist the world has known, Isaac Newton, was born. Widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time, he invented his own calculus when he was 26 years old. An English mathematician, astronomer, and theologian, his book Principia, “Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy”, formulated our understanding of the mechanics of motion and gravity, which dominated scientists’ view of the physical universe for the next three centuries. This farmer’s son also built the first practical reflecting telescope, and made pathbreaking observations in optics, figuring out that white light is really made of multiple colors. WATCH a cool video... (1543)

It's one thing to power green aviation in Europe where flights take 30 minutes to 3 hours; it's another thing to send a jetliner...

Jay Branson, a self-taught architect, started building a round barn in rural Oklahoma to process his grief. Its beauty draws strangers off the highway in...

Dyslexia has affected some of history's greatest minds—including Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, and Sir Stephen Hawking. The list also includes billionaire entrepreneurs—like...