Five flagrant reasons why science trumps superstition and misconception every time.

These ubiquitous creatures are more interesting than you think. They mimic sounds, remember human faces, have a broad vocal range, are superbly adapted to our urban environments and can hear earth worms underground.

These ubiquitous creatures are more interesting than you think. They mimic sounds, remember human faces, have a broad vocal range, are superbly adapted to our urban environments and can hear earth worms underground.

From January 9-12, the annual Las Vegas show will serve up a veritable feast of consumer electronics. Keep an eye on Alexa and Google Home and Assistant integrations, AI tech, new VR headsets, QLED TVs, foldable smart phones, 4K HDR projectors and robots of all persuasions.

From January 9-12, the annual Las Vegas show will serve up a veritable feast of consumer electronics. Keep an eye on Alexa and Google Home and Assistant integrations, AI tech, new VR headsets, QLED TVs, foldable smart phones, 4K HDR projectors and robots of all persuasions.

Our weekly news round-up: Latest Nissan Leaf EV impresses; Google Maps helps public transport users; Latest Bose Quiet Comfort bluetooth headphones work with Google Assistant; Some reservations about Amazon's Aussie service; Optus compensates NBN customers for poor network performance; Nvidia's new crazy fast GPU; Boeing says it'll be the first to land people on Mars; Extremophile Antarctic bacteria survive off air alone.

Our weekly news round-up: Latest Nissan Leaf EV impresses; Google Maps helps public transport users; Latest Bose Quiet Comfort bluetooth headphones work with Google Assistant; Some reservations about Amazon's Aussie service; Optus compensates NBN customers for poor network performance; Nvidia's new crazy fast GPU; Boeing says it'll be the first to land people on Mars; Extremophile Antarctic bacteria survive off air alone.

In a clear sign bitcoin mania has taken hold, many investors are looking forward to a strong correction in the unit price so they can afford to buy more of the crypto currency. There's also a growing rivalry between supporters of bitcoin cash and conventional bitcoin.

In a clear sign bitcoin mania has taken hold, many investors are looking forward to a strong correction in the unit price so they can afford to buy more of the crypto currency. There's also a growing rivalry between supporters of bitcoin cash and conventional bitcoin.

The first known asteroid from beyond our solar system was detected by NASA's Near Earth Object Observation Program as it rounded the Sun. This exotic object is like nothing seen before, being about 400m long by only 10m wide and composed of rock and metal.