A study conducted by Google has found that about one in 10 web pages scrutinised by the search engine contained malicious code that could infect a user’s PC.

It’s probably fair to say it doesn’t have the most exciting taste in the world. But if you like cucumber and melon, the latest healthy superfruit could be for you.

Check out this clever map illustrating the various "islands" of online communities.

This one is too cool! The LED table, designed by Julian Appelius and Fabien Dumas, may look like a regular table at first, but that changes when you place something down. When an object—usually transparent—interrupts the path of the light through the table, the light gets transferred into the object and lights it up all [...]

Roboticist Hod Lipson wants you to stop shopping and use his portable 3-D printer to make your own stuff.

A lengthy article in Spiegel explores the possibility that global warming might make life on Earth better, not just for humans, but all species. The article argues that ‘worst-case scenarios’ are often the result of inaccurate simulations made in the 1980s. While climate change is a reality, as far as the article is concerned, some [...]

Scientists have developed an artificial plastic blood which could act as a substitute in emergencies.

Researchers at Harvard University and BBN Technologies have designed an intriguing wireless network capable of reporting real-time sensor data across an entire city, Cambridge, Mass. Scientists will initially use the CitySense network to monitor urban weather and pollution. The network could eventually provide better public wireless Internet access.

The Regolith Excavation Challenge promotes the development of new technologies to excavate lunar regolith. Excavation is a necessary first step towards lunar resource utilization, and the unique physical properties of lunar regolith make excavation a difficult technical challenge. The prize – $250,000.

The One Laptop Per Child project became a reality Thursday in Uruguay, as the 160 children of school number 24 in the humble town of Cardal received their XO computers. The learning tools came directly from the hands of president Tabaré Vazquez. It has become a matter of national pride that Uruguay is the first [...]