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According to a new study, Antarctica is increasingly turning green in response to rising temperatures. Researchers from the University of Exeter have taken core samples from moss banks along the Antarctic Peninsula, and found that biological activity has ramped up massively over the last 50 years.

With their varying builds and features, the HTC U11 and Samsung Galaxy S8 series cater to different audiences. However, these premium smartphones pack in several of the same capable internals. Let's take a look at how their specs compare.

Researchers at Cambridge and the University of Warwick have jumped ahead to the logical endpoint of Moore's Law and shrunk wires down to a string of single atoms. Effectively one dimensional, these “extreme nanowires” are made of tellurium, compressed inside carbon nanotubes to keep them stable.

The closest thing to the Mk1 GTI in the current Volkswagen range is the up! VW has tried to evoke the spirit of that original car with the new up! GTI Concept, to be launched at the annual GTI Meet in Worthersee.​​

Hundreds of thousands of hobbyists have now registered their devices with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As it turns out, however, they drone registry wasn't well, entirely legal, with an appeals court striking down the rule and leaving the registry dead in the water. ​

​Salt may indeed keep winter roads free of ice, but it also actively degrades them. There may be a way out of the conundrum, however. A scientist has been experimenting with making "salt-proof" concrete that incorporates waste products generated by coal furnaces and the smelting process.

In order for AR glasses to become a mainstream tool, they need to be capable, comfortable and compact enough to be worn on the face while accommodating for the inherent complexities of human vision. Judging from a new prototype, Microsoft researchers are making important strides in that direction.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is home to the world's largest seed collection, safeguarding important crops for future generations. But record global temperatures have seen meltwater make its way inside, prompting new measures to fortify the facility in the face of climate change.​

If you've ever dreamed of living in an Italian castle but don't have the deep pockets required, a new scheme by the Italian government may be of interest. It's handing out longterm leases to 103 castles, villas, and other historic buildings free of charge – providing you're willing to do some DIY.

Given the amount of personal information contained on our smartphones and other computing devices, securing them is more important than ever before. While some phones now come with fingerprint sensors, a prototype device from NEC proposes a different solution to security: ear-based authentication.

With emergency services and disaster response teams reliant on the latest data, a traffic jam on the information superhighway can be fatal. Researchers have come up with a kind of internet express lane that would allow emergency responders to circumvent any digital roadblocks.

Surveillance drones and security robots are not new innovations on their own, but Singapore company Otsaw Digital has brought the two together. The O-R3 is the world's first ground-aerial outdoor security robot that combines an autonomous roving ground vehicle with a surveillance drone.