Science & Technology

New species of dinosaur dubbed the 'amazing dragon' discovered in China   Paleontologists have discovered the fossils of a new species of dinosaur in northwestern China. The discovery of Lingwulong shenqi, shows there was an early member...

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...

Amazon makes move into Asia by launching Prime Now service in Singapore By Elizabeth Matsangou   Amazon will finally provide some competition to Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, after making the long-anticipated move into the Asian market with...

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...

20-Year-Old Inventor’s Idea For How To Make Ocean Clean Itself Will Be Launched In Japan   Boyan Slate is a young inventor at the age of 20 years old that has developed a cheap idea in...

Young female scientist hopes to create energy efficient biofuel from bacteria ABC Central Victoria By Emma Nobel   Photo: Marianne Haines will convert bacteria into biofuel as part of her PhD study in Calgary....

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...

Artificial Intelligence What it is and why it matters   Artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs and perform human-like tasks. Most AI examples that you hear about...

Ads don't work so websites are using your electricity to pay the bills Alex Hern   Pirate Bay and Showtime turned to forcing unknowing visitors to mine cryptocurrency, using computers rather than eyeballs on ads to generate...