Governments want access to WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging technologies that have been used by terrorists.

Our weekly news round-up: Apple criticised for removing VPN apps from its Chinese AppStore; New insights into complex molecular processes in Titan's atmosphere; Research ship to hunt for sunken lost continent Zealandia; Latest Scamwatch; European countries will phase out all petrol and diesel vehicles; Grappling with the anti-science movement; Musk to build world's biggest battery in South Australia; Nano carbon tube filters to effectively remove heavy elements from polluted lakes.

Our weekly news round-up: Apple criticised for removing VPN apps from its Chinese AppStore; New insights into complex molecular processes in Titan's atmosphere; Research ship to hunt for sunken lost continent Zealandia; Latest Scamwatch; European countries will phase out all petrol and diesel vehicles; Grappling with the anti-science movement; Musk to build world's biggest battery in South Australia; Nano carbon tube filters to effectively remove heavy elements from polluted lakes.

Governments want access to WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging technologies that have been used by terrorists.

Our weekly news round-up: Apple criticised for removing VPN apps from its Chinese AppStore; New insights into complex molecular processes in Titan's atmosphere; Research ship to hunt for sunken lost continent Zealandia; Latest Scamwatch; European countries will phase out all petrol and diesel vehicles; Grappling with the anti-science movement; Musk to build world's biggest battery in South Australia; Nano carbon tube filters to effectively remove heavy elements from polluted lakes.

The oldest known axe head in the world has been found 300 km east of Darwin. Using the latest advanced dating techniques, scientists confirm humans arrived 18,000 years earlier than previously thought.

Governments want access to WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging technologies that have been used by terrorists.

The oldest known axe head in the world has been found 300 km east of Darwin. Using the latest advanced dating techniques, scientists confirm humans arrived 18,000 years earlier than previously thought.

Another massive cyber attack has swept around the world, disrupting the computer systems of several large multi-nationals. But is the real motivation the destruction of critical data, rather than extortion?

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