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Mysterious glow from distant Kilonova neutron star collision baffles scientists

The afterglow from the massive collision has continued to brighten up since August 2017.

Why Uncharted and The Last of Us director Bruce Straley left Naughty Dog

Bruce Straley, director of Naughty Dog's Uncharted series and The Last of Us, has explained why he decided to take a break from game development.

Massive data breach hits Norway and over 3 million people's healthcare data feared stolen by hackers

The data breach is suspected to be the work of an "advanced and professional" hacker or hacker group, and could impact nearly half of Norway's population.

At least 11 killed as Storm Friederike slams into the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany

Three people were killed in Belgium and the Netherlands, and at least eight people died in Germany as powerful winds ripped roofs off buildings, toppled trees and blew trucks off the road.

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A security gaffe left Oman's stock exchange vulnerable to hackers for months

For several months, a primary router of the Muscat Securities Market has both its username and password as "admin".

New York to London flight record smashed by low-cost airline Norwegian Air

Norwegian Air Dreamliner breaks record for subsonic transatlantic crossing from JFK to Gatwick in just over five hours.

Life on Mars: The search for aliens has begun in the Canadian Arctic

Current instruments designed to search for alien life tend to be relatively large, heavy and power-hungry. In addition, they can only detect indirect biological signatures.

Amazon's Alexa says 'LOL' when you ask it what sexual consent is

Alexa has a new skill set born from a partnership between Amazon and dating site Match.com. The skills are being criticised for the offensive dating advice they dispense.

Poloniex: Users of crypto-exchange fume over account issues: 'Can't access my money!'

Users of US cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex claim to be facing lengthy delays in verification, delayed customer service responses and account balance display errors.

Stunning footage shows drone save drowning teenagers in Australia

Lifeguards turn to drones to save swimmers caught in dangerous tides off Australia. First successful drone mission happened on a training day.

Beware of 'GhostTeam' Android malware that steals Facebook passwords using Google Play apps

More than 50 Android apps on Google's Play Store found to be housing malicious code hackers could use to steal Facebook passwords.

Rainbow clouds: Incredible images emerge of rare phenomenon in Australia

Rare spectacle above Darwin is result of ice crystals in sky bending sun's rays so that they appear iridescent.

France abandons plans to build new airport near Nantes, but squatters refuse to leave protest camp

Activists on the 1,600-hectare site near the village of Notre Dame des Landes say they have developed it into a utopia.

The richer you feel, the more you want one-night stands, research shows

New study shows that people who feel weatlhy tend to go for flings rather than committed relationships. But people who are fearful (mostly women) will go for long-term things.

'F**king moron': Eric Trump taunted for saying his dad isn't racist because he 'sees one color, green'

"That's a special kind of dumb and inappropriate," one Twitter user chimed.

Remarkable 4,500-year-old engineering feats discovered on ancient Greek 'pyramid' island

Skilled builders carved massive terrace walls into a rocky headland on the Greek island of Keros, creating what looks like a man-made stepped pyramid.

'Ewww': Twitter cringes after Trump reportedly told Stormy Daniels she was 'just like his daughter'

"Disturbing doesn't begin to describe it," another said.

Sex robots can't be transgender - this is why

A sex robot firm is planning on creating a 'trans' sex robot. But that's impossible.We explain why here.

The bitcoin resurgence? Cryptocurrency bouncing back after 48 hours of 'carnage'

Popular digital currency appears to rise in value after chaotic start to 2018 and particularly rough 48 hours.

Watch this super tank jump like a dirt bike – 'The most obnoxious vehicle ever made!'

The single-seater 'sports' tank is designed to tear through rough terrain – be it mud, sand or snow.

Genetically edited self-destructing GMO crops could stop untweaked organisms from taking over

Offspring of these GMO species literally explode, killing off any unchecked species from growing in the wild.

Is Saturn's moon eerily similar to Earth? Nasa's Cassini finds Titan sea-levels just like our planet

A new study based on data from the Cassini spacecraft reveals that Titan's seas lie at an average elevation, like Earth's oceans.

Can China's space-junk zapping lasers be weaponised to target US satellites?

Space junk is a serious enough issue for spacefaring countries to want to look for unconventional methods to clean it up.

An AI robot has just discovered that toothpaste could fight drug-resistant malaria

Robot scientist Eve helps University of Cambridge researchers in breakthrough discovery that puts bathroom staple into fight against killer disease.

A new Alien game has been announced - but it's not Alien Isolation 2

FoxNext Games takes over Cold Iron Studios and announces a new shooter based on the Alien franchise.

Adult VR app leaked 20,000 users' sensitive data that could have allowed hackers to blackmail them

High-risk vulnerabilities found in SinVR app leaked personally identifiable information of customers for around five days.

Australian Open 2018 heat: Players battling to remain upright, let alone play world class tennis

Temperatures at the Australian Open have reached 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) with reports of 69 degrees (156F) being measured on the court surface.

Nintendo Labo: Build your own cardboard toys with Nintendo's new idea for Switch

Nintendo reveals Labo series of DIY cardboard Switch toys for youngsters

Nintendo Labo is a series of DIY Switch accessories blending the gaming giant's savy for game design with its long history as a toy-maker.

Did global warming kill 200,000 critically endangered saiga antelope in just three weeks?

In 2015, some 200,000 saiga antelopes, which is 62% of the global population, living in Kazakhstan died in a matter of three weeks.

Will this EU ruling mark the beginning of the end of single use plastics?

Single-use plastics that take five seconds to produce but stays on Earth for 500 years will be targeted, says EU diplomat.

Necurs: World's biggest botnet spews millions of spam emails pushing Swisscoin cryptocurrency

Swisscoin is an obscure cryptocurrency and its trading was briefly suspended after it was reported to be a ponzi scheme.

How bad are global warming levels? Scientists predict we are unlikely to reach worst case scenarios

It is unlikely that we will achieve a best case scenario, but it also unlikely that the Earth will become too hot to live in.

New Satori botnet variant now targets cryptocurrency mining rigs, replaces wallet addresses

The Satori variant comes less than a month after hackers posted the working code for a Huawei router exploit, which was used by the original Satori botnet, for free.

China's massive new radio telescope will cover 75% of the sky to hunt for alien signals

The telescope will be world's biggest steerable radio telescope upon completion.

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