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First 21st century images of a dark vortex in Neptune's atmosphere will help probe ice giant's atmospheric behavior --

 The Jersey Shore is finally famous for something besides fake tanning. A Reno, Nevada-based startup called Flirtey Inc. conducted the first domestic “ship to shore” drone delivery this week along the New Jersey coa...

Almost all mass on Earth, humans included, derives from the atomic nuclei. These nuclei consist mainly of protons and neutrons, also called nucleons. Each nucleon in turn is made of three constituent quarks. However, the...

Technically Incorrect: In Washington, DC, a security company fits a tracking device onto the leg of a man awaiting trial. But the firm makes an apparently fatal mistake.

A U.S. court has ruled that the FBI can hack into a computer without a warrant -- a move which is troubling privacy advocates. The criminal case involves a child pornography site, Playpen, that had been accessible throug...

Apple released Thursday Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 6.20, an update that adds support for 15 new DSLR cameras from Canon, Olympus, Panasonic, and Sony.

The British vote to leave the European Union may occur gradually over two years but raises multiple immediate questions about the consequences for Europe's space programs and Britain's role in them.

Space is dangerous. Fire is dangerous. Combine the two, and you've got a serious threat to astronaut safety. The post Watch NASA Set a Fire in Space ... on Purpose appeared first on WIRED.

Neptune is sporting a new spot, the first one identified in the 21st century. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirmed the existence of the high-pressure system known as a dark vortex after bright clouds hinted at its pre...

Britain's decision to exit the EU has predictably shocked global currency markets. The pound has dropped around 10 percent against the dollar, a 30-year low as the market reacts to uncertainty over the UK's vote. While t...

Solar Impulse 2 has made history yet again. Earlier this month it finally completed the US leg of its "around the world" journey bourne on solar-powered wings. From New York, where it made a pit stop last June 11, it has...

A London-based Thalia Eley hopes to find genetic factors that could help advise patients on the best psychological treatment for them.

One of the most popular cross-platform messaging app around, Facebook's WhatsApp, is about to get a whole lot better. A new report says that a beta version of the app comes with a bunch of new features that users might a...

#prideforeveryone is a vivid montage you can view on YouTube 360 and Google Cardboard with your smartphone.          

A couple of years ago, Netflix told Pocket-lint that offline viewing was very unlikely to ever happen. Licensing of shows and movies was one reason given. Since then, its major rival Amazon Instant Video added offline vi...

It seems Canon has some big surprises in store for 2017. Not only is the follow-up to the entry-level full-frame EOS 6D in the works, there’s talk of a brand-new EOS DSLR as well. The report comes from Canon Rumors, wh...

With the haircut that the sterling-euro exchange rate has taken in the wake of the U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union, the U.K. has suddenly become a low-cost country for companies wishing to host or process the per...

Astronomers seeking out extraterrestrial intelligence have used a powerful radio telescope to eavesdrop on a star system that is relatively close to Earth in the hope of hearing the faint radio whisper of an alien civili...

A flaw in the way Google implemented its content-protection technology for the Chrome browser lets you steal movies streamed from Netflix and other providers. The post A Bug in Chrome Makes It Easy to Pirate Movies appea...

EE has been the technology partner of the Glastonbury Festival for many a year and each time comes up with a new way to integrate its tech into the everyday goings on at Worthy Farm. This year virtual reality is on the r...

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The natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon earlier this year was already one of the worst environmental disasters in US history. Several months later, however, it has now gained the additional distinction of being the first in...