Science & Technology

How Elon Musk Beat Russia's Space Program by Leonid Bershidsky   The upstart billionaire's private passion enabled SpaceX to achieve things the Russian industry has given up. Rocket man's toy. Photographer: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images Nowhere did Tuesday's launch...

Ghostly galaxy may be missing dark matter By Mary Halton   An unusually transparent galaxy about the size of the Milky Way is prompting new questions for astrophysicists. The object, with the catchy moniker of NGC1052-DF2, appears to...

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. ...

Cheddar Man: DNA shows early Briton had dark skin By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website   https://youtu.be/lWDWVDu01P0 DNA shows early Brit had dark skin A cutting-edge scientific analysis shows that a Briton from 10,000 years ago had...

When big tech meets big government By PETER APPS The authorities in London have decided to strip Uber of its licence to operate in the city. PHOTO: REUTERS Fight between the London government and Uber is just the...

Facebook announces new privacy settings amid data scandal   Facebook said it will launch a range of new tools to "to put people more in control of their privacy." Users will be able to find their...

Bitcoin splits cryptocurrency community with launch of cash alternative By Kim Darrah   A new version of bitcoin, dubbed ‘bitcoin cash’, was met with a mixed reception on its first day of trading. An ideological rift in the...

Autonomous vehicles How do you define “safe driving” in terms a machine can understand?   Writing the robotic rules of the road WHEN people learn to drive, they subconsciously absorb what are colloquially known as the “rules of...

Apple strikes a deal with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television By Luján Scarpinelli   Spielberg’s Amblin Television will make 10 exclusive episodes of his 1980s science fiction series Amazing Stories for Apple, each with a budget of more...

Can we ever find Jesus’s DNA? I met the scientists who are trying to find out   It was the first stop on an extraordinary journey. On a bright but bitterly cold January afternoon earlier this...