Science

How much do you know about your technology, and where it came from? For International Women's Day, we're looking at five women who have shaped some of the things you'll rely on today.

Yearning to explore the skies from your backyard with a digital telescope? A concept from startup Vaonis might make that easier than ever.

The year's young inventors have thrown their ideas into the ring, and the 2020 James Dyson Award winners have been picked. What great ideas could become realities next?

The world may seem a little bleak at the moment, but it keeps going, and if you're keen to get an edge on education of the future, you might want to check a new type of degree.

The mask we're being asked to wear to protect us all could be due for a change, as MIT redesigns the mask in a way that makes it clearer and reusable.

Cycling may never be the same again, as Australian researchers come up with a way that could make bike riding safer than ever.

A smart watch or smart band is great at tracking calories lost, movement, and tracking your sleep, but what if they could predict more serious conditions?

Design and engineering students with a big idea that could help the planet might want to put some time aside for this year's Dyson Award.

Trying to solve the puzzle that is the coronavirus is going to need every bit of help it can, so for the moment, distributed computing resources are going to that.

You might think of men you hear about the discovery of DNA, or even the creation of wireless networking, but women have been behind much of that, and a lot more, too.