Science & Technology

Edward Snowden leaks: NSA building quantum computer

According to new reports, the NSA is building a quantum computer to break the encryption that keeps messages secure. The…

10 years ago

Akademik Shokalskiy passengers evacuated by helicopter

Passengers from the ice-bound research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy are to be rescued in Antarctica. A helicopter from a Chinese ship…

10 years ago

Akademik Shokalskiy: Passengers due to be evacuated by helicopter

A rescue mission for Akademik Shokalskiy scientific ship stuck in ice in Antarctica is under threat as reports have emerged…

10 years ago

Akademik Shokalskiy: Rescue efforts thwarted by fierce weather

Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy stranded in East Antarctica since Christmas Day remained stuck as the latest rescue efforts were thwarted…

10 years ago

Akademik Shokalskiy: New bid to rescue scientific mission ship trapped in Antarctic ice

An Australian vessel is en route to East Antarctica in a renewed bid to free Akademik Shokalskiy scientific mission ship…

10 years ago

Akademik Shokalskiy: Snow Dragon icebreaker fails to reach stuck Antarctic ship

Russian Akademik Shokalskiy scientific mission ship, trapped in dense pack ice off East Antarctica, is still awaiting rescue after Chinese…

10 years ago

Classic 70s and 80s video games go online

Internet Archive is putting online a collection of classic video games from the 1970s and 1980s. The video games can…

10 years ago

Akademik Shokalskiy ship trapped in Antarctic ice close to be rescued by Chinese icebreaker

The Russian scientific mission ship, trapped in dense pack ice off East Antarctica since Christmas Day, is close to being…

10 years ago

NORAD Tracks Santa 2013

The NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) is tracking Santa’s route around the world. You can watch it too on…

10 years ago

Alan Turing pardoned after 59 years

British computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon. Queen Elizabeth II granted a rare…

10 years ago