As a new solar cycle of activity begins this year, the Earth will once again be bombarded with increased radiation from the sun. This effect may damage satellites and interfere with GPS, television and communications.

What seems to be a spate of recent earthquakes is raising public alarm about an overall rise in dangerous tremors. But scientists say that, despite appearances, they have yet to prove a global increase in major quakes.

The annual CeBit computer technology fair has come to an end in Hanover with organizers promising a revamp for next year to stem a decline in visitor numbers.

Spanish authorities say they have apprehended three men who helped operate one of the largest criminal computer networks in the world. The Mariposa botnet stole data from millions of computers.

Amflora is a potato genetically tailored for the production of starch. A gene resistant to antibiotics has been spliced into its DNA. Despite protests by environmentalists, Amflora will be soon be growing in Europe.

A tiny shark has German biologists scratching their heads. She’s producing offspring, despite having no male partner. Scientists have solved some parts of this reproduction puzzle, but questions still remain.

After Apple banned thousands of iPhone applications containing sexually suggestive material, German publishers fear the computer giant will begin limiting their editorial freedoms.

Representatives of Europe’s internet industry demand high-speed internet to be expanded by EU governments. At a conference in Lisbon they have called for a clear regulatory framework within Europe.

Britain is taking drastic action to help close the digital divide between rich and poor in the country, giving free laptops and internet access to people who qualify. But the scheme has also come under fire.

Wildlife pathologists in Berlin are testing European bats for the presence of a fungus that has been linked with the deaths of over a million bats in the US. The research could help the US populations avoid extinction.