A quick search of a new employee's Twitter history has led to the New York Times sacking Quinn Norton.
An expert weighs in on the debate about personality and where it comes from. Carol Dweck explains personality lies between needs, motivation to fulfil these needs, and development.
This 'gender equality paradox' could be explained by a variety of social and economic factors, according to researchers.
Children had far more responsibilities and less supervision than they do today, new findings suggest.
German ministers have announced that free public transportation will be trialled in five cities in an effort to reduce road traffic and meet EU air pollution targets.
The image, taken by an Oxford University student, won first prize at a science photography contest conducted by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
It is rare that Samsung is not at the forefront of new tech, but two features have eluded it for years. It appears the South Korean giant might finally include stereo speakers.
A 13,500-year-old carved bison bone dredged from the North Sea is the oldest piece of Dutch art ever found.
"This sounds like something from the Great Depression, not 2018," Democratic Representative Jim McGovern tweeted.
This is the first time that such behaviour has been seen in any animal other than humans.
The Su-35 is one of Russia's most dangerous fighters and is waiting for a major upgrade soon.
The carvings were discovered at an archaeological site known as the Camel Site and have been dated back to the first century BC or AD.
The Navy's rail gun project is dead, but four new lasers are in the horizon.
Based on the Midway Games series of the same name, Rampage is about big monsters transformed by powerful mutagens that get into one almighty scrap.
The total solar eclipse captured by Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), kicked off this year's eclipse season.
Three nominees for each of the eight photo contest categories, and – for the first time – a shortlist of six nominees for the World Press Photo of the Year.
Researchers devised a way to teach small drones to see and detect the environment they fly through without depending on intricate maps.
The large animal was seen with its three young ones and has triggered worries over the dangers of having the wild beast roaming through residential areas.
Activision is reportedly working on a new trilogy of remasters based on Insomniac Games' Spyro the Dragon series for the original PlayStation.
The technology used in the high-speed jet could be leveraged by commercial airlines to start supersonic passenger flights.
"That looks bad, plane and simple," Google engineer Erik Haddad tweeted.
A new image that will be shot next year from outside the Solar System will remind us how the Earth is nothing more than "a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam".
Once it lands on the Red Planet, the rock will be used as target practice for a high-precision laser called 'SHERLOC' positioned on the rover's robotic arm on the rover's arm.
The Advertising Standards Authority investigated after a customer claimed an Amazon advert resulted in their Echo Dot placing an order for Purina cat food.
A recently published journal seems to suggest prehistoric Scandinavians were prone to violence against men and women.
A new study, published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters, contradicts the standard model of our planet's evolutionary history.
"There is no compelling reason at all to assume benevolence, for example, that extraterrestrials are wise and kind due to their ancient civilisation's experience".
Their thinness makes them extremely promising for applications in electronics, among other fields, researchers say.
Michelle Meyers, an American woman, went to bed with a headache and woke up with a British accent. It turns out she suffers from Foreign Accent Syndrome and EDS.
Wine has been known as a magical substance since its appearances in Homeric tales, with the unique power to bring euphoria and an altered states of consciousness.