Science & Technology

SpaceX poised to launch 'world's most powerful rocket'   If the launch succeeds, the Falcon Heavy will rank as the most powerful rocket in operation today and the mightiest space vehicle to blast off from the...

Polar expedition studies climate change effects   Turkey's expedition to the Antarctic has just returned from the White Continent, and aims to track the impact of global warming on the area. A glacier is seen in Half...

Jérôme Hamon: Frenchman gets 'third face' in new transplant   https://youtu.be/3xYFFDlLUDc Mr Hamon is still recovering in hospital in Paris after the January transplant The first person in the world to receive two facial transplants says he is...

3 Online Promotion Tips for Trade Management Solutions by Dale Harris   These days, every business needs a website, be it for simple promotion or sales. And since there’s so much competition on the net, getting a...

Evidence Found for a New Fundamental Particle Natalie Wolchover   An experiment at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Chicago has detected far more electron neutrinos than predicted — a possible harbinger of a revolutionary new elementary...

Apple blocking ads that follow users around web is 'sabotage', says industry Alex Hern   New iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra will stop ads following Safari users, prompting open letter claiming Apple is destroying internet’s economic...

Genetic tests reveal tragic reality of Atacama 'alien' skeleton Ian Sample Science editor   Mummified remains from Chilean ghost town revealed to be baby girl with malformations so bizarre they led to speculation over alien life. ...

Researchers attack power grid in order to highlight vulnerabilities By Kim Darrah   Researchers from New York University have hacked into weakly protected power control devices to demonstrate the vulnerabilities of the world’s power systems and ultimately...

Robots could destabilise world through war and unemployment, says UN Daniel Boffey in Brussels United Nations opens new centre in Netherlands to monitor artificial intelligence and predict possible threats. The UN has warned that robots could destabilise...

Europe launches sixth Sentinel Earth observation satellite   FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe launched the sixth of its Sentinel Earth observation satellites on Friday as part of the multi-billion-euro Copernicus program to monitor volcanic ash and ultraviolet...