TECHNOLOGY

Apheloria polychroma was discovered in the southeastern US and can be found in a wide variety of colour patterns.

Eagle-eyed users of Reddit's r/Bitcoin community expose scammer attempting to defraud members out of cryptocurrency.

Amazon says its "employees can work in an environment that's more like a tropical rainforest in the clouds than an office." Like that's a good thing.

Friendships are based on people who react to the world and process information in the same way, Darthmouth/UCLA study finds.

The UK government's surveillance regime used by intelligence agencies to collect internet activity and phone records is unlawful, judges ruled Tuesday (30 January).

New York University study shows trust based on looks "template" of people we have trusted in the past.

Strayacoin is a new Australian cryptocurrency created "by Aussies for Aussies" which manages to incorporate every Aussie stereotype.

"'State of the Uniom' pretty sums up this presidency," someone wrote.

Earth's magnetic field is crucial to the survival of life on our planet as it deflects damaging cosmic rays and solar winds.

A Queensland man who posted a tragic ad on a Facebook page has been admitted to hospital and diagnosed with a mental condition.

New changes to British law which will demand porn websites operating in the UK enforce age verification checks on users are "not trusted" by web users, a new study suggests.

Scientists found that green sea turtles are spending more time looking for food and eating in offshore waters, increasing the risk of ending up as fishing bycatch.

Wozniak questioned whether customers can believe Elon Musk and compared his "salesmanship" to that of Jobs.

"Timing is the only thing that links the two so far," a cybersecurity expert said.

Hundreds of irate young people respond to TV slur after Piers Morgan show's producers ask if millennials are useless.

Palaeontologists consider this find as the "Holy Grail" of discoveries, since dinosaur fossils from the end of the Age of Dinosaurs are hard to find in Africa.

New study published in Scientific Reports finds that while past studies showed women were more attracted to men who were already taken, it was also true of objects, like art.

Shadow of the Colossus is a simple game of enormous scope. It's a masterpiece that even 13 years on remains a singular, remarkable experience.

"We have observed another instance where a threat actor looks to be using political events to target individuals or organizations within the Palestine region," researchers said.

Darpa announced a new programme which aims to deploy thousands of small intelligent floating sensors designed to gather information from the deepest reaches of the ocean.

Lenovo warned that sensitive data stored by the software, including users' Windows login credentials and fingerprint data, is encrypted using a weak algorithm.

Hackers targeted Bitcoin payments of LockerR ransomware, GlobeImposter ransomware, Sigma ransomware and others.

Smart toys are in. Coding robot Botley was one of the stars of the 2018 London Toy Fair. The droid-like creation of Binary Bots aims to get kids excited about STEM topics.

In recent weeks the entire cryptocurrency industry has been rocked by a shocking amount of hacks, cyberattacks, mistakes and thefts. Here are the highlights.

Tech pioneer John McAfee is going it alone, departing the US-based MGT Capital Investments where he has worked previously in the roles of CEO, designer and cybersecurity visionary.

Mutant orange African dwarf crocodiles found in Gabon live in dark caves and feed on bats. They are genetically different from other reptiles.

iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S8 and Pixel 2 XL deserve some love with a nice case, but there are a lot accessories to buy.

Hacked cryptocurrency exchange pledges that most victims of $500m cyberattack will be repaid but regulatory officials not convinced.

A new study indicates attractive people are more likely to be conservative than liberal, as better treatment makes them blind to the need for left-wing policies.