Independent writer David Usborne takes a helicopter ride over the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and is shocked at what he sees.

Critic Roger Ebert, web pioneer Vint Cerf and funnyman Jim Carr were among the host of winners at this year's Webby Awards.

US officials plan to check whether Apple is violating antitrust rules by requiring software developers to use Apple programming tools to create applications for the iPhone and iPad.

Parents, beware: watching television makes toddlers fatter and stupider at primary school, according to new research.

At 20, actress Imogen Poots has already tackled the issues of incest, one-night stands and sex with older men without missing a beat.

Katie Holmes is at the centre of what Hollywood liberals are billing a sinister right-wing plot to destroy JFK's reputation.

Fisherman and seafaring residents of the Louisiana shoreline despair as a vast oil slick approaches.

Questions are sure to be raised about a self-policing system that trusted a commercial oil operator to take care of its own mishap.

Flash is no longer necessary to watch video or consume any kind of web content, says Apple CEO Steve Jobs

The Australian govt is shelving plans to start its ETS for at least three years, but the NZ Government says it has no plans to delay the scheme here.

Smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet can collectively age you by 12 years.

Emergency crews are using a robot submarine to try to stop an oil leak nearly 2km below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.