The world's first commercial cargo ship partially powered by a giant kite is setting sail from Germany to Venezuela. The designers of the MS Beluga Skysails say the computer-controlled kite, measuring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A red-and-white kite hovers 660 feet above a big blue vessel sailing across an empty, sweeping stretch of the Atlantic Ocean. The ...

A boat being propelled by the wind may sound familiar, but next month's test could help the shipping industry in its quest to clean up carbon emissions. Reading time 3 minutes Starting in January, a ...

As a the SkySails cargo ship finishes its maiden voyage, Nature News looks at the logic behind towing a ship with a kite. No, it?s a giant kite towing a cargo ship. What's more, it helps to save ...

BREMERHAVEN, Germany, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The world's first commercial cargo ship partially powered by a giant kite is setting sail from Germany to Venezuela. The MS Beluga Skysails has a ...

In recent months, commercial shipping has been criticised for not doing enough to tackle global warming. Of all the CO2 being pumped into the atmosphere today, 4% comes from ships. That's more than ...

Done any swashbuckling lately? Want to try it in the sky? Look no further than this handmade sailing ship kite, which takes flight on sails made of nylon on a ship made of bamboo. It doesn’t get much ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

The use of this new breed of sailing ship could reduce fuel costs by 20 to 30 percent, according to the ship's owners. For the first time, the US Navy is using a new breed of sailing ship to deliver ...

The sea-based portion of the world’s shipping industry is responsible for more than 2 percent of global carbon emissions, as well as 10 to 15 percent of sulfur oxide and nitrous oxide emissions. It ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A kite-obsessed designer ventures into the wild blue yonder with a soaring bamboo beauty. R. Kelly might have put it best in “I Believe I Can Fly:” “I think about it every night and day/spread my ...