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Vials of lunar rocks brought back to Earth by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have been discovered gathering dust in a California warehouse

How a flashing TV or a secretly encoded song could unlock a hidden virus. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered a new, subtle way for evildoers to take control of your smartphone: through...

The cheapest weapons program? Looting another nation's R&D. Chinese hackers have compromised designs for more than two dozen U.S. military weapons and technology programs, according to the confidential section of a Penta...

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A plan to cap total Chinese emissions could revitalise international climate talks

A United Nations expert recalls the exact moment she first witnessed the impact of climate change-and sees a concerted global effort as the only way to turn down the heat.

Mining trucks are to be fitted with a system that watches driver's faces for imminent "microsleeps", which could cause accidents

Google's plan to bring high-speed internet access to huge swathes of Africa includes blimps, satellites, and a heaping dose of self-interest. Citing "people familiar with the strategy," the Wall Street Journal posted an ...

Ever dream of living out your days on a hostile desert world, exiled from the garden planet of your youth? Who do you think you are? Paul Atreides? Well, maybe it's not so strange. 78,000 other Earthlings (and counting) ...

Drones continue their steady approach into the different aspects of our lives. But while controversy rages over drone devastation over foreign soil and prying surveillance over US soil, experts are beginning to point our...

For the first time since their stroke, people have been able to lift limbs, grip objects and walk unaided following an injection of stem cells to their brain

Female mice unable to respond to serotonin prefer to sniff and mount their own sex over males

A team of hardware hackers has raised more than $30,000 on crowdfunding site Kickstarter to dramatically slash the cost of infrared cameras

Russian scientists are evacuating a research station on an ice floe in the Arctic, because the ice is breaking up beneath their feet

Spacecraft engines aren't all sound and fury - in deep space, you'll want the cool blue glide of a xenon-ion engine currently being tested by NASA

The most inhospitable places on Earth are perfect for spying on the first moments of the universe's existence (full text available to subscribers)

Take a coffee break and get dizzy with this experiment