It is “only a matter of time” before a catastrophic eruption on the surface of the sun hurtles towards the planet with devastating consequences. The Earth could be the target of an explosion equivalent to “10 billion Hiroshima bombs exploding at the same time”. It has emerged crisis meetings have been held to discuss how to limit the damage of solar superstorms which present a “long-lasting” threat to all forms of life.

On August 1, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched an Air Force GPS-IIF satellite in the orbit. This is the seventh GPS-IIF satellite launched into orbit of a planned constellation of 12 satellites. This satellite is the third launched in 2014, with one more launch planned for later this year.

You just bought a brand-new TV, but instead of being blown away by the picture you’re starting to think it actually makes everything look worse. Well, maybe worse is the wrong word. Unnaturally smooth is more like it. Movies don’t look like movies; they look like they were shot on a camcorder. Why is your TV fixing what ain’t broke?

‘Planned obsolescence’ or purposefully designing something to break after a set period of time is a dirty phrase in the tech industry, but there’s one group of gadget-obsessives who absolutely love it: Apple conspiracy theorists.

A rover NASA plans to send to Mars in 2021 will attempt to produce oxygen, a major component of rocket fuel, on the Martian surface. Titled MOXIE, the vehicle will contain seven instruments that will take carbon dioxide from Mars’ thin atmosphere and convert it to oxygen.

Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk promised shareholders a dramatic boost in the production of his company's electric cars, telling investors that Tesla will produce 35,000 cars this year and up to 100,000 in 2015.

A computer program is trying to learn common sense by analysing images 24 hours a day. The aim is to see if computers can learn, in the same way a human would, what links images, to help them better understand the visual world. The Never Ending Image Learner (NEIL) program is being run at Carnegie Mellon University in the United States.

Poker players Connor Drinan and Cary Katz go all in pre-flop with aces at the World Series of Poker $1 million buy-in tournament. Each player only had a few percent chance pre-flop to win the hand.

A forced relocation is underway as thousands of squatters are moved by authorities out of their homes and the city of Caracas, some of whom have called the infamous half-finished Tower of David home for as long as seven years.

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A Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in eastern Ukraine, Russian news agency Interfax reported Thursday.

Eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day can seem like a difficult task if you aren't counting fries within that number. Sadly, approximately 300 million...

LG has announced the release of two new paper-thin TV panels, with one that is so flexible it can be rolled into a 3cm diameter tube. The company stated it is confident it will produce a 60in (152cm) Ultra HD rollable TV by 2017. LG unveiled one of its first flexible TVs at CES - a global consumer electronics and technology trade show - earlier this year.

For the new issue of Forbes Magazine I wrote an article about David Crane, the visionary CEO of NRG Energy. When I met Crane for lunch a couple weeks ago, no sooner had we sat down than he began singing the praises of this new contraption he had in his basement. The machine — which can generate 10 kilowatts of continuous power, fed by Crane’s natural gas line — is a new iteration of an old creation, the Stirling engine.

China's inexplicable fondness for napping in strange locations is a well-documented affair. The Telegraph has a gallery showcasing photographer Kevin Frayer's unique interest in cataloging those who have decided to slumber in the various Ikea stores dotting the country.

The Mississippi child hailed last year as the world's first person functionally cured of HIV saw the immunodeficiency virus return this month, shattering researchers' hopes for a long-term cure and likely condemning the girl to a lifetime of medication.

On July 3, two Mont Blanc hikers stumbled upon the long-frozen body of Patrice Hyvert, a 23-year-old mountaineer who went missing on March 2, 1982.

One “dog year” supposedly equals seven human years. But does one year feel like seven years to a dog? Evidence suggests that distinct species do indeed experience passing time on different scales. A recent study in Animal Behavior reveals that body mass and metabolic rate determine how animals of different species perceive time.

Swathes of the Amazon may have been grassland until a natural shift to a wetter climate about 2,000 years ago let the rainforests form, according to a study that challenges common belief that the world’s biggest tropical forest is far older.

“The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off.” –Gloria Steinem Are you tired of floating around…

The case was cold, but critical clues pointed to a killer's identity in ancient Madagascar

In Germany, high tech has come to airport parking. Last week, Düsseldorf airport introduced robot valets to take the hassle out of parking for travelers. Travelers can leave their cars at the arrival level of the ParkingPLUS structure. As they leave, they confirm on a touch-screen that no one is in the car. The robot valet, nicknamed "Ray," takes it from there.

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Thanks to marine biologists around the world we now know that the gentle giants of our oceans have a powerful and positive impact on our underwater ecosystems

The government office investigating UFOs in Chile has released an analysis of two high quality photos showing what appear be genuine unidentified flying objects above a remote copper mine.

Yesterday, a fascinating piece popped up on Reuters, covering the tension between Google’s self driving car plans and the major Detroit-based car manufacturers it has looked to partner with. The article detailed that while conversations about self-driving cars began promisingly and with enthusiasm in 2012, things quickly grew tense.

According to Google, most Android users check their phones 150 times a day. Wearable technologies like smart watches and Google Glass may eventually make us check our phones less often, but will almost certainly drive up the average user’s digital interruptions each day.

Report predicts "every person in the world" will be online in a decade but the free exchange of information will be under threat