Kraken

Kraken or Sanction? Russians get creative with names for country's new nuclear weapons in online contest

Russians are showering the defense ministry with proposed names for the country's new nuclear weapons, relishing the online contest announced by President Vladimir Putin in his state-of-the-nation address on Thursday.

Bitcoin software code split could lead to the creation of a clone virtual currency called 'Bitcoin Cash'

Anyone owning Bitcoin before the split will have access to an equal amount of Bitcoin Cash for free, which they can trade for fiat currencies.

Blockchain technology may increase productivity in government and industry

A recent report released by the CSIRO explored plausible adoption scenarios of Blockchain in Australia by 2030, while another took a technical approach exploring design alternatives for Blockchain systems in uses such as remittance payments and agricultural supply chains.

In New Zealand, scientists' exam of rare colossal squid is an online hit

Colossal squid sometimes inhabit the world of fiction and imagination, but have rarely been seen in daylight.

Viral video: Footage of giant squid swimming off Japan coast

The footage of the silvery, three-metre (10 feet) long cephalopod, looming out of the darkness nearly 1 km below the surface, will be aired on the Discovery Channel on 27 January, but ABC News had this sneak peek!

Viral video: Footage of giant squid swimming off Japan coast

The footage of the silvery, three-metre (10 feet) long cephalopod, looming out of the darkness nearly 1 km below the surface, will be aired on the Discovery Channel on 27 January, but ABC News had this sneak peek!

First images of giant squid filmed in deep ocean

A Japanese-led team of scientists has captured on film the world's first live images of a giant squid, journeying to the depths of the ocean in search of the mysterious creature thought to have inspired the myth of the "kraken", a tentacled monster.