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.

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

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

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.

WHEN fulltime busker Charlotte Campbell uploaded a 15-second cover of Ed Sheeran’s Castle On The Hill to her Facebook page, she neverexpected the events that would fpllow.

YOU know that annoying security check box that requires you to type a barely legible phrase in order to prove you’re not a robot?

IT’S BEEN labelled “the premium game hardware launch of this year” and it’s just as bonkers as you’d expect from Japanese gaming giant Nintendo.

MILLIONS of private conversations between parents and their young children have been caught up in the latest security failing of a internet-connected smart toy.

WHITE House staffers have been told to preserve any materials related to Russian intervention in the 2016 presidential election.

ITS Range Rover badge guarantees the new Velar will be able to slog through mud, skip across sand dunes and scale rocky trails.

TWO 100,000-year-old skulls unearthed in China are up-ending ideas about human evolution. They appear to be hybrids of humans, neanderthals — and a third mysterious race.

VICE President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as governor of Indiana, at times discussing sensitive matters and homeland security issues, and the account was hacked last year, the Indianapolis Star reports.

JACKETS are no longer just about keeping warm and providing pocket space. Now they’re connected devices that can help you navigate the city and connect to your smartphone.

WHY won’t water bears die? Extreme temperatures. Radiation. Even the vacuum of space. Now research has revealed what makes the microscopic creatures indestructible.