Google’s Project Loon internet balloons to circle Earth
Google believes it is on course to have enough internet-beaming balloons in the stratosphere to form a ring over part of the world next year.
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Tor launches anti-censorship Messenger service
A new chat tool has been launched in an effort to improve the security of online messaging.
No alien radio signals detected in space anomaly, SETI says
A star system that has been a source of speculation about extraterrestrial intelligence has offered only radio silence.
Albert Einstein’s colossal mistake
El Malahim. Ragnarok. Armageddon. Those are terms we use to describe the end of the world.
Rare giant dinosaur footprint discovered in SW China
A rare giant dinosaur footprint has been discovered in SW China's Sichuan province,
Facebook defends using Safety Check after Paris attacks
In the wake of the Paris terror attacks, more than 4 million people marked themselves as "Safe" 24 hours after Facebook activated its rarely-used Safety Check tool.
U.S. delays ‘quiet car’ rules for hybrids, electric cars
U.S. regulators are delaying rules that would require electric and hybrid cars to alert sight-impaired pedestrians and bicyclists until at least mid-March
Space tech meets aviation: The hypersonic revolution
London to Melbourne in 90 minutes? Paris to San Francisco in under an hour?
Google plants Star Wars Easter egg
Google "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away," and you'll see one of the better jokes that Google has hidden in its search code.
Archaeologists believe they are a step closer to finding Queen Nefertiti’s tomb
Rader scans reveal what could be secret corridor inside King Tutankhamun's tomb adding weight to theory that he was laid to rest in his stepmother's burial complex
