World News

Memory-boosting brain implants are in the works. Would you get one?

Neural prostheses look promising in new studies, though there's still a lot of work to do.

23/04/2018

World News

Is climate change a part of God's plan? Evangelicals remain divided

While many evangelical Christians dismiss climate change as major concern, scripture-citing environmentalists within their churches on a mission.

22/04/2018

World News

The Pacific Ocean has a plastic problem. Here's the plan to fix it

Environmental group will use floating nets to snag plastic debris.

22/04/2018

Estonia

Meet the sea-skimming vessel from Russia set to make a splash in Europe

An Estonian entrepreneur wants to use a Russian-developed sea-skimming vessel to transport people between Tallinn and Helsinki.

20/04/2018

World

Belarus: Eastern Europe's digital dream?

Belarus is gambling its future on an information technology economic boom.

20/04/2018

World News

What can a gorilla teach us about the search for space aliens?

A new paper argues that the 'cosmic gorilla effect' may be hampering our ability to find E.T.

20/04/2018

World News

Technology is delivering customisable number plates

Flaunt your alma mater, your favorite sports team, or your city pride.

19/04/2018

World News

Inside the US government agency designing tech to fight fake news

The team that brought you driverless cars and Siri is now fighting a new kind of war on information.

19/04/2018

World News

Wind energy takes a toll on birds, but now there's help

Radar-based maps and migration forecasts could save birds from spinning turbine blades.

18/04/2018

World News

How robots are reshaping one of the dirtiest, most dangerous jobs

New garbage-sorting bots are as reliable as humans and much faster.

17/04/2018

World News

Will 'digital resurrections' let us bring back the dead?

In the not-too-distant future, chatbots and VR could let us interact with lost friends and relatives.

16/04/2018

World News

What is relativity?

How our ideas about space and time changed forever.

13/04/2018

World News

Euroviews. Big tech must do more to protect vulnerable from radicalisation | View

Efforts to combat radicalisation in our institutions should go hand-in-hand with strategies to fight it in virtual spaces, writes counter-extremism expert David Ibsen.

13/04/2018

World News

Panic in space can be deadly. Here's how astronauts train to stay alive in emergencies

NASA's survival training is notoriously tough.

12/04/2018

World News

Beware of fertility apps — your data may be sold to companies, warns think tank

Those using fertility, pregnancy, and period-tracking apps are at risk of having their data harvested for third-parties, says Brazilian think thank Coding Rights.

11/04/2018

USA

Where did Zuckerberg sleep last night? (And other key moments from Senate grilling)

The grilling yielded some new insights — along with a few awkward moments.

11/04/2018

World News

Euroviews. From bank records to browsing history, not all data are equal when it comes to privacy | View

New regulations on data security in Europe are a step in the right direction to protecting consumers, but more important is how companies respond.

10/04/2018

World News

How floating architecture could help save at-risk cities

Raftlike homes and buoyant buildings may be a fix for rising sea levels.

09/04/2018

World News

Space scientists have big plans to avert an asteroid apocalypse

We're finally getting serious about planetary defense.

06/04/2018

World News

Users would have to pay to opt out of all Facebook ads, Sandberg says

While Facebook does not sell users' information or give it away, Sandberg said, "our service depends on your data."

06/04/2018