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Analysis of Adelaide's wastewater gives a detailed picture of its inhabitants' illegal drug use, mapping seasonal trends and charting the rise of meth

Language is a powerful tool that can ease the transition into a new home for foster children and enhances the possibility that it will be a successful placement, according to new research from the University at Buffalo.

Designing tires for electric vehicles is extra complicated, because they demand more of everything. The post The Obsessive, Secretive Race to Make the Perfect Tire for Electric Cars appeared first on WIRED.

Last week, a blog post from James Pinkstone in which he described how iTunes Match deleted 122GB of his personal music collection went viral. Apple confirmed the issue on Friday and rolled out a potential fix with iTunes...

Microsoft has released a 'convenience rollup' intended to make it as easy as possible to bring a PC running Windows 7 completely up to date with patches and security fixes. The post Microsoft's new Windows 7 patch bundle...

If there's one thing that Pornhub is good at that doesn't involve a satisfying break from work, it's getting people to pay attention to its plans. The company's latest attempt to remind everyone where to get their action...

The United States has begun manufacturing nuclear spacecraft fuel for the first time in a generation, but full production of the stuff is still seven years or so away. SpaceNews.com

It is indeed possible to get flagship specs on a budget, but only in China, of course. Lenovo's Zuk Z2 Pro packs up to 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, with preorders for the device starting this week at just $415.

As Facebook has taken on the mantle of content distributor, news publisher and story curator, the world's biggest social media company has ventured into the territory of traditional media companies. Such moves have helpe...

On Thursday (May 19), Pleasantdale Elementary School will be formally renamed in honor of Mark and Scott Kelly, former NASA astronauts who attended the school while growing up in West Orange, New Jersey.

While touchscreen technology is more prevalent than ever today, it is still not everywhere just yet. It has yet to make it to bedspreads, for example.

Anthony Levandowski, a former Google engineer, forms a startup called Ottomotto, which aims to develop self-driving hardware kits for trucks. The company is already testing three Volvo trucks on American highways.

Each iPhone Apple launches is faster than its predecessor thanks to both hardware and software innovations. The same goes for high-end Android devices, though in most comparison tests it's always the latest iPhone that c...

Scientists used genomic mapping to help understand how giraffes evolved their distinctive necks

The Galaxy S7 is a sophisticated phone. It demands a sophisticated case. Many cases that are meant purely for protection aren't necessarily the prettiest. Leather cases are a great and durable way to protect your Galaxy ...

This week Google Daydream has been introduced as the new name for Google's platform for Android VR. Software and hardware, that is. This program includes VR optimizations for smartphones, plans for headsets and controlle...

The newest addition to Netflix's suite of internet connection tools is Fast.com, a quick and easy utility that lets you check your connection speed in real time. The streaming service filed for related trademarks just un...

A defense authorization bill that cleared a U.S. Senate panel last week would prohibit the Air Force from spending $30 million this year to experiment with new ways of buying commercial satellite communications bandwidth...

Microsoft officially announced that it's selling its feature phone business to Foxconn. The deal is worth $350 million and should complete sometime in the second half of this year.

In an ideal world, computers would only have one type of data storage, but thanks to the laws of physics and businesses, we have two main types (three if you count CPU L caches). There's DRAM or RAM, which is fast, expen...

A glowing gas cloud full of young stars shines brightly in a new picture from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope.

A new study examined whether symptoms, quality of life, treatment, and outcomes differ between women and men with atrial fibrillation. Results indicate that in fact, symptoms may be much worse for women.