Scientists have found what they are calling the strongest sign yet of possible life beyond our solar system after detecting the chemical footprint of gases in an alien planet's atmosphere that on Earth are only produced by living organisms.

US stock markets suffered more significant losses on Wednesday, with stocks in leading AI chipmakers slumping after firms said new restrictions on exports to China would cost them billions.

Spotify is suffering a widespread outage - with the popular music app failing to load for many users.

4Chan, an online forum notorious for its extreme right-wing content, appears to have been hacked - in a development some believe could spell the end of the controversial messageboard.

Millions of viewers are expected to tune in to one of TV's unlikely hits over the next few weeks, as herds of moose make their annual spring migration toward summer grazing pastures.

A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural environment for the first time - exactly 100 years after the species was first identified. 

Meta could be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp if it loses a landmark trial that just started in the US. 

'Tropical nights' might sound like a beach-side party, or a refreshing cocktail, but the reality is less entertaining.

A sassy crew, a billionaire and a celebrity circus in the desert. Space missions don't get any weirder.

Katy Perry has blasted off to space along with five other women in the first all-female space crew in over sixty years. 

The UK may be on track to see its worst year for wildfires, according to latest figures.

Erin Brockovich says a chance conversation about a muddy stiletto with her chiropractor led to the making of the award-winning film about her life.

It's been more than 60 years since a woman travelled into space without a man. And now six of them have blasted off from Earth.

It was going to be the revivifying event the video games industry desperately needed - instead, thanks to Donald Trump's tariffs, the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 is experiencing a troubled birth. 

ChatGPT's new image-generation tool led to a record number of users in April, forcing OpenAI's boss to beg people to "chill out a bit".

A company started by "two blokes in a Cardiff garage" is about to launch a game-changing space factory that could start a new industrial revolution.

The director of hit BBC period drama Wolf Hall says the government "needs to have enough guts to stand up to the bully in the White House" to protect the future of public service broadcasting.

A new spit test for prostate cancer which can be done at home may be better than current testing methods, a study suggests.

The amount of electricity needed to power the world's data centres is expected to double in the next five years, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report.

E.coli has been traced in multiple water samples from the stretch of the River Thames that will host the famous Boat Race on Sunday, campaigners say.