After the demise of the Concorde in 2003, China and the US race to revive the dream of hypersonic flight with turbine rocket combined cycle propulsion.

Despite US government policies to turn back the clock on climate change, political, business and religious leaders around the world will not abandon their commitment to reduce carbon emissions.

Our weekly news round-up: Genetic clues to why some people live longer; NASA weighs missions to Uranus and Neptune in the 2030s; China smashes quantum entanglement distance record; Aussie retailers will struggle to compete with Amazon's lean margins; Robot flips 400 burgers an hour; Norway to upgrade Global Seed Vault to prevent further damage; Tesla to fit full self-driving hardware on all its cars.

Our weekly news round-up: Genetic clues to why some people live longer; NASA weighs missions to Uranus and Neptune in the 2030s; China smashes quantum entanglement distance record; Aussie retailers will struggle to compete with Amazon's lean margins; Robot flips 400 burgers an hour; Norway to upgrade Global Seed Vault to prevent further damage; Tesla to fit full self-driving hardware on all its cars.

Our weekly news round-up: Genetic clues to why some people live longer; NASA weighs missions to Uranus and Neptune in the 2030s; China smashes quantum entanglement distance record; Aussie retailers will struggle to compete with Amazon's lean margins; Robot flips 400 burgers an hour; Norway to upgrade Global Seed Vault to prevent further damage; Tesla to fit full self-driving hardware on all its cars.

Our weekly news round-up: Genetic clues to why some people live longer; NASA weighs missions to Uranus and Neptune in the 2030s; China smashes quantum entanglement distance record; Aussie retailers will struggle to compete with Amazon's lean margins; Robot flips 400 burgers an hour; Norway to upgrade Global Seed Vault to prevent further damage; Tesla to fit full self-driving hardware on all its cars.

In the wake of recent terror attacks, Attorney General George Brandis wants even tougher laws enabling police access to encrypted communications.

LithodomosVR is a Melbourne start up pioneering archaeologically accurate virtual experiences of Athens, Rome and Jerusalem. We speak to founder and CEO Simon Young.

The Australian sandstone monolith near Alice Springs is revealed in stunning interactive detail, while Story Spheres sheds light on local Anangu culture.

LithodomosVR is a Melbourne start up pioneering archaeologically accurate virtual experiences of Athens, Rome and Jerusalem. We speak to founder and CEO Simon Young.