Raspberry Pi used to steal data from Nasa lab

Lax security at a Nasa lab let a hacker lurk on the agency’s network for almost…

How quantum technology could revolutionise the detection and treatment of diseases

When you hear the word ‘quantum,” you may imagine physicists working on a new ground breaking…

Scientists hit pay dirt with new microbial research technique

Long ago, during the European Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci wrote that we humans “know more about…

Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover senses methane spike

Nasa’s Mars robot records its largest measurement yet of methane in the Red Planet’s air. …

Governments must regulate social networks: Facebook's Clegg

Governments must regulate social networks and not the companies themselves, Facebook’s head of global affairs and…

Be prepared: Prioritising invasive species for strategic prevention (Durban, South Africa)

While exploring the way alien species invade cities around the world, South African Ph.D. student Ashlyn…

The solution to antibiotic resistance could be in your kitchen sponge

Researchers from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) have discovered bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria,…

Mercury climbs as Europe braces for summer scorcher

Temperatures were climbing on Sunday as Europe braced for a blistering heatwave with the mercury set…

With plastic straw ban, Washington turns its back on its own invention

“How do you drink a milkshake without a straw?” Click here for original story,…

New technology helps search teams find people in wilderness

Yesenia D’Alessandro loaded a GPS tracking app on her cellphone and trudged into a remote Hawaii…