Artificial intelligence poses a similar risk of human extinction as pandemics and nuclear war, experts have warned.Story Published at: May 30, 2023 at 02:13PM

The possibility COVID-19 could have leaked from a Chinese lab should not be ruled out, a former top Chinese government scientist has said.Story Published at: May 30, 2023 at 11:51AM

A high-grade version of BBQ charcoal is being tested as a way of removing greenhouse gas from the atmosphere for centuries to come.Story Published at: May 26, 2023 at 02:43PM

Rishi Sunak held a private meeting with the boss of Google on Friday as part of his ongoing discussions with tech leaders about the challenges posed by artificial intelligence.Story Published at: May 26, 2023 at 05:13PM

Artificial intelligence has been used to identify a new antibiotic capable of killing a type of bacteria responsible for many drug-resistant infections.Story Published at: May 25, 2023 at 11:30PM

A collaboration between observatories in Northern Ireland and the Republic is demonstrating how science transcends the politics of division.Story Published at: May 25, 2023 at 03:55PM

The Royal Navy has carried out the first trial of a quantum navigation system that could allow a vessel to know its precise position anywhere in the world without using GPS.Story Published at: May 25, 2023 at 08:13PM

Microsoft will on Wednesday lodge a formal appeal against British regulators’ decision to block its $75bn takeover of Activision Blizzard, the Call of Duty maker.Story Published at: May 24, 2023 at 05:04PM

A paralysed man has been able to walk again after communication was re-established between his brain and spinal cord using a wireless “digital bridge”.Story Published at: May 24, 2023 at 03:50PM

Enter the cyborg.Story Published at: May 24, 2023 at 03:50PM