Fracking: Have the Conservatives left open the back door?
Image copyright Cuadrilla/PA Image caption A 2.9 tremor was the largest recorded near the Cuadrilla's Preston New Road site The...
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Is China gaining an edge in artificial intelligence?
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The US and China are racing to capitalise on AI "China is betting on...
Climate change: Bigger hurricanes are now more damaging
Image copyright Getty Images The biggest and most damaging hurricanes are now three times more frequent than they were 100...
Ice loss causing Arctic to reflect less heat
Image copyright EyeWire Image caption The study found that the albedo effect in the Arctic was falling decade-on-decade A loss...
Microsoft Surface Pro X Review: Expensive, Unreliable, Untenable
Microsoft says the Surface Pro X—the latest version of its vaunted 2-in-1 tablet-puter—is the thinnest, fastest, lightest, longest-battery-lived, and fastest-charging...
Bird of the Year: Rare anti-social penguin wins New Zealand poll
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The hoiho won with 12,022 out of the 43,460 votes cast and verified An...
Planet Mercury passes across the face of the Sun
Image copyright NASA Image caption Mercury appears in silhouette against the bright surface of the Sun Mercury has made a...
Bloodhound diary: Racing at over 500mph
Image copyright BLOODHOUND LSR/Charlie Sperring Image caption Testing, testing… A British team is developing a car that will be capable...
15 Gift Ideas for Anyone Who Works from Home
Contrary to popular belief, working from home isn't all fun and games. Between distractions, loneliness, and wearing sweatpants six days...
How to Shut Up Your Gadgets at Night So You Can Sleep
On Android, meanwhile, the equivalent feature is called Wind Down. Pick Digital Wellbeing & parental controls from Settings, then Wind...
Climate change: Speed limits for ships can have ‘massive’ benefits
Image copyright Getty Images Cutting the speed of ships has huge benefits for humans, nature and the climate, according to...
Durwood Zaelke: How your air conditioning could help to save the planet
Durwood Zaelke’s eye for an environmental “quick fix” has arguably saved the world half a degree Celsius of warming. The...
12 Gift Ideas for Wine or Beer Lovers in Your Life
We all have that family member who seems impossible to buy for. But here's a tip: There's a good chance...
The 10 Best Laptops for 2019 (And Why We Chose Them)
Buying any laptop is a big decision: You may end up using it for years before buying another, and there...
Amazon Kindle for Kids Review: Kid Tested, Mother Approved
Like most parents, I try to limit my kid’s screen time. But screens are so ubiquitous that it’s sometimes hard...
Bloodhound land speed car will be back racing next week
Image caption The upper-chassis was lifted off to one side of the car The Bloodhound land speed challenger is likely...
13 Great Tech Deals: Cameras, Laptops, Watches, and More
This weekend is WIRED25, our two-day live event featuring the ideas, innovations, and icons helping to build a better future....
Gadget Lab Podcast: Facebook Rebrands, and Google Buys Fitbit
Given all the criticism, mistrust, and investigations that have been levied at Facebook in the past couple years, one might...
