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Latest tech news

• Attack on Google exploited Microsoft browser flaw
  BOSTON, US, 14 January 2010 (Reuters) ...
• Five reasons Mozilla Firefox 3.5 rocks
  ON THE WEB, 1 July 2009 (Channel Web) ...
• Mysterious virus quiet, but attack may be in works
  BOSTON, US, 1 April 2009 (Reuters) ...
• Serious security flaw found in Internet Explorer
  ON THE WEB, 16 December 2008 (BBC) Users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed. ...

Latest science news

• Phoenix probe mission on Mars ends
  WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, 11 November 2008 (AFP) NASA scientists have said the Phoenix Mars lander has gone silent because of a lack of sunlight needed to power its batteries, after a five-month mission ...
• Indian Moon probe pictures Earth
  ON THE WEB, 4 November 2008 (BBC) India's Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft has sent back its first images. The probe was launched on 22 October to embark on a two-year mission to explore the Moon. ...
• Report says Arctic temperatures at record highs
  WASHINGTON, USA, 16 October 2008 (AP) Autumn temperatures in the Arctic are at record levels, the Arctic Ocean is getting warmer and less salty as sea ice melts, and reindeer herds appear to be declining, researchers reported Thursday. ...
• A quarter of mammals at risk for extinction
  THE EARTH, 7 October 2008 (Washington Post) At least 25 percent of the world's wild mammals are at risk of extinction, according to a survey released yesterday. Mammals that live on land face hunting and the loss of their habitat, ...