EARTH is just shy of 4.6 billion years old and roughly a couple hundred million years later the planetary blob began to cool enough for it to form its first crust.

WHILE enjoying a walk back from Byron Bay’s lighthouse on the weekend, Michelle Hunjak and her sister Simone, came across a horrifying scene.

THIS is the shocking moment an Apple fan’s iPhone 7 Plus caught fire and then exploded.

CHINA claims it has a radical new ‘quantum’ radar capable of detecting stealth fighters at great distances. Does this mean our ultra-expensive new F-35 is obsolete, even before we get it?

YOU know smartphone technology is reaching a pinnacle when the display of your device is such a high quality product that it’s better than most TVs.

EFFORTS to find if alien life exists on TRAPPIST-1’s planets are already underway, with the Hubble Space Telescope trying to spot traces of life-supporting atmospheres.

FINALLY there is a way to find out when the NBN will be available in your area.

ELON Musk has waged a million-dollar bet on South Australia’s electricity network, saying he can fix the state’s power problems in 100 days, with backing from Aussie billionaire Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes.

A RARE map of Australia that survived for more than 350 years is reshaping what we understand about early European exploration of our continent.

THESE handy tips can help you supercharge your iPhone in just five minutes.

HE proved Tasmania was an island. He was the first to circumnavigate Australia. Now Captain Matthew Flinders is to be dug up to make room for a rail bypass.

HEAVY rainfall and thunderstorms that might lead to flash flooding are forecast to continue for much of the NSW coast this weekend.

ONE in 10 Australians have had a nude image uploaded without their consent. You could be that person without even realising it.

IT is the one Apple gadget that everybody loves but nobody is willing to buy.

LONGTIME Donald Trump confidante, Republican operative and serial hat-wearer Roger Stone claims he is the target of a sinister plot to silence him ahead of next week’s Congressional investigations into the Russian hacking scandal.

THE man made famous in Australia for criticising The Project co-host Waleed Aly has sparked fresh controversy after releasing an apology to a bizarre blog post on the streets of Tel Aviv.

IF YOU’RE a fan of dark dystopian Netflix series Black Mirror you’ll know the recent episode where, in the near future, people are coerced into to constantly rating one another on social media.

DAMAGING winds and yet more torrential rain are expected to rip through Sydney and much of the state’s north coast over the weekend, and roll into Queensland.

AT first glance it looks like just another sweet selfie tweeted by a young in-love couple.

WHEN an internet-connected juice machine gets $A160 million in funding from Silicon Valley heavyweights, you would expect the device to be an absolute game-changer.