As NASA's hardy rover ascends through the foothills of Mount Sharp, the element boron is identified for the first time on Mars - more evidence of past habitability.

The planet hunting space telescope continues to amaze with world-first observations of stormy weather on a planet beyond our solar system in the Cygnus constellation.

Comparing the cost of a cab with riding on Uber X in different Australian cities.

As with earlier attempts, are the latest Australian efforts to curtail online piracy just doomed to failure?

Our weekly news round-up: A second massive breach of Yahoo sees 1 billion users' data hacked; European Union demands over US$18 billion in unpaid taxes from Apple, draws criticism from Irish government; Gas giant Jupiter doesn't orbit the Sun; Privacy of user data on Evernote called into question; Tesla introduces 40c/minute idle fee for their supercharger network to ease waiting lines; Uber might team up with Amazon for ecommerce deliveries with trucks; Australian Tax Office website suffers major outage.

Comparing the cost of a cab with riding on Uber X in different Australian cities.

As with earlier attempts, are the latest Australian efforts to curtail online piracy just doomed to failure?

Our weekly news round-up: A second massive breach of Yahoo sees 1 billion users' data hacked; European Union demands over US$18 billion in unpaid taxes from Apple, draws criticism from Irish government; Gas giant Jupiter doesn't orbit the Sun; Privacy of user data on Evernote called into question; Tesla introduces 40c/minute idle fee for their supercharger network to ease waiting lines; Uber might team up with Amazon for ecommerce deliveries with trucks; Australian Tax Office website suffers major outage.

Comparing the cost of a cab with riding on Uber X in different Australian cities.

Just how was Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer able to paint with such amazing photo-realism? An exhibit at Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art suggests secret 17th century technology using a mirror on a stick was part of the trick.