SpaceX on Thursday launched the EchoStar 23 communications satellite after high winds delayed a previous attempt. ....

Soon after attracting backlash over its Snapchat-like 'Stories' feature, WhatsApp has revived its text 'Status' option while keeping its image-based replacement, a media report said. ....

Using biofuels to help power jet engines cuts particle emissions in their exhaust by as much as 50 to 70 per cent, says a NASA study. ....

If you have a kid under-13 and wish to introduce him or her to Google, the company has just built an Android-based app for you. ....

Seven teams, including three from India, have qualified for the country's first private moon mission in December, space technology start-up TeamIndus said on Wednesday. ....

Adolescents in the US may be using less drugs because they are constantly stimulated and entertained by their computers and smartphones, experts say. ....

Thousands of Twitter accounts, including high-profile ones belonging to Forbes, Amnesty International and the BBCs North American service, were compromised on Wednesday, resulting in them tweeting propaganda related to Turkeys escalating diplomatic conflict with Germany and the Netherlands. ....

Challenging a commonly held theory that changes in the Earth's orbit triggered Sahara desertification, a new study suggests that humans may have played an active role in the transition of a lush green landscape into the world's largest hot desert thousands of years ago. ....

Japanese authorities sent a robot to the Fukushima nuclear plant on Tuesday to measure radiation levels inside and evaluate its condition ahead of a future dismantling of a reactor. ....

The German Justice ministry is planning to frame a new law that will force social networking sites to curb fake news and hate speech. ....