Facebook says it will stop accepting political advertisements in the week before the US election, as its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg warned of “an increased risk of civil unrest across the country”.
Scientists have discovered rust on the moon and say oxygen from Earth is partially responsible.
Contact-tracing apps reduce transmissions and deaths even at very low levels of adoption, according to a new study from the University of Oxford and Google.
Scientists have test-fired a new rocket booster intended to fly American astronauts back to the moon in 2024.
Scientists have detected the most massive source of gravitational waves which has ever been recorded, and aren’t completely sure what caused it.
A cheap and widely available steroid has been found to reduce mortality in the sickest COVID-19 patients.
A robot dog is being trialled as a way of taking patients’ vital signs to minimise the risks posed to health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
A fake left-wing news organisation operated by the Russian agency accused of interfering in the US election in 2016 has been uncovered and banned by Facebook.
Uber is to start requiring some passengers to provide a selfie to prove they are wearing a face mask before boarding.
The UK has fallen 13 places down the global broadband speed rankings and is now among the slowest in western Europe, according to new figures.