Space
Kepler telescope discovers 715 new planets
8:41am NASA has announced a torrent of new planet discoveries, hailing a "bonanza" of 715 worlds now known outside the solar system.
Drones - threat to privacy or marvel?
BEN GRUBB 9:51am This question will be the focus of a "mini" inquiry at Parliament House in Canberra on Friday.
Science in cinema: Why Gravity loses its pull
Ancient zircon contains the secrets of our cosmos
Website claims to grow 'meat' from celebrities
NICTA lab staff claim sackings breached the law
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Mapping
Google goes by foot to capture images of Australian icons
BEN GRUBB Google has brought its all-seeing eyes to Australia mounted on a backpack.
Sci-tech
It's lights out for North Korea: NASA shares remarkable photograph from space
North Koreans are literally being kept in the dark, a stunning new image taken from space shows.
Sci-tech
Researchers risk missing a berth in race for bionic brain
BRIDIE SMITH Australia must join the international race to build a bionic brain in order to share the health and economic benefits that will flow from such a prestigious global project.
Landline
Businesses hit by NBN switch
Spiro Kourkoumelis was shocked to learn his phone will soon be dead.
Sci-tech
Clark slams NICTA sackings
Inventor of the bionic ear criticises decision to sack more than half the workforce at NICTA.
Mobiles
Samsung reveals Galaxy S5
Samsung has unveiled its latest weapon in the global smartphone war.
Tech
Rise of battlefield robotics
The reality of military robotic warfare is less Terminator and more Short Circuit.
Currency
Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox offline
One of the world's largest bitcoin exchanges has seemingly disappeared from the internet.
Space
Asteroid smashed into the moon
An astronomer says he witnessed a fridge-sized asteroid smash into the moon late last year.
Sci-tech
The oldest known piece of Earth
A tiny zircon crystal found in WA is the oldest known piece of our planet, dating to 4.4 billion years.
Tech
Computers are getting creative
Drew Turney Computers are getting better at things once seen as uniquely human.
Blogs & Columns
Gadgets on the go
Net neutrality - a debate we can't afford to ignore
Adam Turner What if Telstra throttled access to the iTunes store?
Screen Play
Wolfenstein The New Order: A new kind of old-school shooter
James Dominguez 4:50pm Wolfenstein is the game that kicked off the shooter craze over 20 years ago. Now it's coming back, and it's learned some new tricks.
Bleeding Edge
New anti-virus software misses corners
When web browsers slowed on one of ours PCS, we immediately feared an accumulation of spyware or perhaps even a virus.
Astronomy
Columbus and a leap of faith
One of the most famous men in history used an astronomical phenomenon to save himself.
