Science & Technology

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...

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...

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...

This next generation drone could replace helicopters Matt Gooding   Meet the Hydrone...   https://youtu.be/wlhOI4WI8b0   A next generation drone which can undertake flights of up to three hours and is believed to be the first of its kind in the...

How the iPhone X could make Apple a $1 trillion company Jacqui Frank, Kara Chin and Joe Ciolli Business Insider Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget and chief tech correspondent Steve Kovach discuss Apple's new...

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: no current plans to make 'catastrophic' news feed change worldwide   Company’s head of news feed says test is to see if users prefer only friends’ posts in timeline, but journalists in affected countries warn...

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...

IFR allays job fears as robotics industry reaches new heights By Barclay Ballard   The latest edition of the World Robotics Report shows that robot sales are increasing year-on-year, with strong growth displayed by the electronics industry. On...

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...