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Zeppelins stopped flying after the Hindenburg disaster. Now scientists want to bring them back.

The proposed airships would move cargo more efficiently than oceangoing freighters — and produce far less pollution.

USA

Apple and Amazon push to keep their tax breaks. France says 'non.'

Despite their best efforts, European and American politicians have been unable to close the tax loopholes employed by Google, Facebook and Amazon.

USA

Twitter and Facebook say China-linked accounts sought to 'sow political discord' in Hong Kong

Twitter said it pulled down 936 troll accounts, many of which pushed conspiracy theories about the protest groups, according to examples shared by the company.

Israel

Man vs mozzie: Tech firm develops laser to track and target mosquitoes

The system follows the insects with a red laser beam and sends a text alert to householders, letting them know where the mosquito can be found.

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This huge telescope could lead us to alien life. First it has to get off the ground.

Astronomers and protestors are at an impasse over a plan to build the Thirty Meter Telescope atop a dormant volcano on the Island of Hawaii.

Mongolia

Why electric cars aren’t as environmentally-friendly as you think

There are ecological question marks over the components used in electric cars, including the battery and the use of rare-earth metals.

USA

Scientists ventured inside a rare 'fire cloud.' Here's what they found.

New research on the clouds aims to improve forecasts of weather and air quality.

USA

US border computer outage causes airport chaos

Thousands of travellers faced delays after a Customs and Border Protection systems failure prevented immigration officials from processing passengers.

USA

Russian hackers, town budgets, Windows updates: Officials grapple with realities of election security

Inside a 21-seat conference room in Silver Spring, Maryland, a meeting of the Election Assistance Commission convened to talk about a software update touched on much more.

USA

It's official: July was hottest month on record

Nine of the 10 hottest Julys on record have occurred since 2005. The last five have been the five hottest Julys ever.

USA

Space dust from ancient supernova found hiding in Antarctica

The cosmic grains originated in a stellar explosion millions of years ago.

Business

Google, Facebook, Amazon to testify in U.S. against French digital tax

Google, Facebook, Amazon to testify in U.S. against French digital tax

USA

What are earthquakes, and what causes them?

The shaking tends to occur along zones of weakness in underground rock formations.

France

Man killed riding e-scooter on motorway near Paris

The 30-year-old, who was not wearing a helmet, was struck from behind by a motorcycle on the A86 near Vélizy-Villacoublay, southwest of Paris.

USA

Galaxy Note 10: Five takeaways from Samsung's new smartphone launch

Samsung unveiled its new smartphone on Wednesday, but what can we expect to see from it?

World

Lift off! Europe's latest satellite rockets into space

The satellite will join a constellation that forms the European Data Relay System which enables users to observe the Earth almost in real-time.

Green News

Google pledges to make all hardware from recycled materials in 3 years

The tech giant is taking a leap of faith into the world of sustainability, with three pledges to integrate ethics into the brand.

USA

This ice-making submarine would pop out bergs to replace dwindling sea ice

Proposed vessel would ply polar waters as part of plan to curb climate change, but scientists have their doubts.

USA

Founder of 8chan wishes he could 'uncreate' forum popular with white supremacists

Brennan no longer has control of 8chan, which has been run by U.S. Army veteran Jim Watkins since 2015.

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Germany is playing host to the world's first hologram circus

Horses, elephants and even giant goldfish are getting a breather at a circus in Germany after it began trialling holograms.