Science & Technology

• Yuri Gagarin air crash details revealed by fellow cosmonaut Alexey Leonov

  New details have emerged about the air crash on 27 March 1968 that killed the first man in space - Yuri Gagarin. Fellow cosmonaut Alexey Leonov claims an "unauthorized"…

• Apple discloses details of data requests from US authorities

  Apple has decided to publish details of data requests from the US authorities. Apple is the latest tech firm to disclose the US government requests and said it received…

• Yahoo had refused to join PRISM spying program but was forced by secret court

  It was revealed that Yahoo's top lawyers had a courtroom showdown with the National Security Agency after it had demanded information on certain foreign users without a…

• Facebook and Microsoft reveal US government data requests

  Facebook revealed today that it received 9,000-10,000 requests for user data from US government entities in the second half of 2012. The social-network said the requests,…

• Project Loon: Google launches balloons into near space to provide internet access

  Google is launching superpressure balloons into near space to provide internet access to buildings on the ground. About 30 of the superpressure balloons are being launched…

• Human DNA patents banned by US Supreme Court

  The US Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that human genes may not be patented, but artificially copied DNA can be claimed as intellectual property. The court quashed…