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The Wednesday announcement that legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman would bump former President Andrew Jackson from the front of the $20 bill was greeted with wide praise and celebration. But the change was far from we...

Tonne of cocaine and seven tonnes of marijuana seized after discovery of metre-wide tunnel running between Tijuana and San Diego US agents have uncovered a narrow cross-border tunnel complete with rail system that was us...

The Super Servant 4 is a gigantic boat transport system. It's like a giant floating parking garage for other boats. It's more than 550 feet long, weighs more than 12,600 tons, and carries yachts around. Story by Jacob Sh...

A death investigation is underway at the singer's Paisley Park estate.

Research explains how music affects your productivity.

The questions kids ask about science aren't always easy to answer. Sometimes, their little brains can lead to big places adults forget to explore. With that in mind, we've started a series called Science Question From a ...

The Republican goes against most conservative leaders on transgender bathroom access

School officials said the adult is a teacher's aide.

Ukraine's president says sanctions on Russia must stay in place as long as hostilities in eastern Ukraine still continue

Opera made a big announcement on Thursday morning that was widely covered by tech blogs. In the latest developer preview build of its web browser for Windows and OS X, Opera has baked in unlimited free VPN service. VPN, ...

About 160 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change Friday in a symbolic triumph for a landmark deal that once seemed unlikely but now appears on track to enter into force years ahead of schedu...

Abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill? Not so fast, says former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson. …

(Reuters) - An Italian student who was tortured and murdered in Egypt had been detained by police and then transferred to a compound run by Homeland Security the day he vanished, intelligence and police sources say. The ...

The oil and gas services group Weir is facing opposition to plans to pay 'restricted stock' to top executives, Sky News learns.

Here are some Crispr projects under way in labs and a few, well, less-than-real ones. The post Can You Tell These Real Crispr Projects From the Fake Ones? appeared first on WIRED.

At least three killed and 58 others injured in blast at state-run petrochemical plant in southern Veracruz state.

The music legend died today at the age of 57.

Even after the nuclear deal, the U.S. and its allies continue to worry

(Reuters) - New York state's financial regulator has told 13 foreign banks doing business there to hand over details about their dealings with a law firm in Panama that helped set up thousands of shell companies, a perso...

A Tel Aviv University study shows that individuals willingly give out personal information through their social networks. Researchers believe that the presence of dynamic visibility is compromising overall privacy of ind...

B&O Play has a new Bluetooth speaker called the BeoPlay A1. The $249 speaker is the vendor's smallest to date, but it comes with a battery that lasts all day and has a built-in microphone that allows you to take calls. W...

The female pro-wrestler Chyna has died in her home in Redondo Beach, Calif. Wednesday night at the age of 45, her spokesman told The Post. Chyna, whose real name is Joanie Laurer, was discovered after she passed away pea...