Technology

Star Trek Into Darkness hit the big screen this week, taking moviegoers back to a science fiction universe where starships are capable of warp speed, crossing light years of interstellar space in minutes. But is that scientifically possible? And if so, how?

Gros Morne National Park's status as a world heritage site may be in jeopardy due to plans for controversial oil exploration on Newfoundland's west coast, CBC News has learned. UNESCO is looking for answers about the proposed fracking near the site.

More than 80,000 people have applied for a Dutch non-profit organization's proposed one-way trip to Mars. Anna Maria Tremonti, host of The Current, spoke to four Canadians — two Mars one applicants, a member of the Mars One team, and astronaut Julie Payette — about whether it's a good idea.

While Chris Hadfield was returning from the International Space Station on Monday night, another Canadian astronaut was offering his own unique play-by-play of the action as the Soyuz capsule plunged to Earth.

In his first news conference on Earth after five months in space, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield described the first smells of 'home,' what it feels like to readjust to gravity, and why he put so much energy into connecting with the public in space.

NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds where life could exist outside our solar system.

Here's a galery of robots who fire weapons, explore nuclear disasters, help autistic children and more.

The new horror project Haunting Melissa is a traditional ghost story with a modern twist -- namely a tale that unfolds through an iOS app.

Google Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a streaming music service that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks for a monthly fee of $9.99 US. It made the announcement the same day that its stock surpassed $900 US for the first time and its market value rose above $300 billion.

A pair of high-tech shades targeted at athletes was unveiled by a B.C. company Wednesday at Google's annual developer conference.

British physicist Stephen Hawking's decision last week to boycott a major international conference in Israel in June has been controversial. Two academics shared with The Current their contrasting views on whether such boycotts are ethical and effective.