The Bush administration has staked an aggressive new claim to dominate space - rejecting any new treaties that seek to limit the United States' extraterrestrial activities and warning that it will oppose any nations that try to get in its way.
Scott Borg, the director and chief economist of the US Cyber Consequences Unit, a Department of Homeland Security advisory group, believes that attacks on computer networks are poised to escalate to full-scale disasters that could bring down companies, destroy power grids, and kill people.
It has been the dream - and nightmare - of science fiction writers for decades. Now a team of engineers has conjured up a robot that can reproduce itself. The robot can self-replicate in much the same way that some living organisms are able to reproduce by cloning themselves.
Senior scientific advisers to the World Health Organisation (WHO) have recommended the creation of a genetically modified version of the smallpox virus to counter any threat of a bioterrorist attack.
The Swift Space Laboratory -- a joint project between NASA, Britain, and Italy -- is the first satellite dedicated to probing the mysteries of gamma ray bursts.
Scientists are calling for a public debate into nanotechnology to dispel fears about the new science and prevent it being labelled as "another GM".
New computer games are incorporating politics, military intelligence, and current events in a way that is blurring the lines between reality and 'infotainment'.
Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age within our lifetime by global warming, new research suggests. A study, which is being taken seriously by top government scientists, has uncovered a change "of remarkable amplitude" in the circulation of the waters of the North Atlantic.
More details are emerging about the U.S. UCAV strike on suspected terrorists in Yemen. Critics caution that the strike represents a significant shift in how wars are fought and could possibly be a violation of the rules of engagement.
The Royal Astronomical Society met to discuss the threat of an asteroid collision with the earth and possible steps society can take to mitigate the risk.