Technology

High-resolution photos unveil new form of lava on Mars

High-resolution photos taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show lava coils on the Martian surface in a region of valleys near the Red Planet’s equator.

Warming Hole’ delays climate change over eastern US

Scientists say a "warming hole" formed by particulate pollution in the late 20th century has helped delay climate change over eastern United States.

Oil industry's confidential, classified data eludes attack'

Iran’s Oil Ministry has announced that no confidential and classified information on the country’s oil industry has been divulged during a recent cyber attack...

Google users disregard ‘privacy’ policy

A new survey by the British Big Brother Watch has found that a majority of Google service users have not read Google’s new privacy policy.

FBI to block internet in 350,000 computers worldwide

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says thousands of users might lose their internet connection because of a virus detected in 2007.

Swiss scientists unveil mind-controlled robot

Scientists of the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne in Switzerland have developed a new robot which can be controlled by brainwaves of a partially paralyzed person.