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Alien technology is probably not causing Boyajian's star to dim mysteriously. But alternative explanations are hard to come by --

Vladimir Komarov was the first human to die during a spaceflight. His death, 50 years ago today, led to the creation of the most reliable spacecraft in operation.

Spanish company Lumi Dolls wants to take its robot brothel business global. Having started in Barcelona, the company now hopes it'll be on its way to London. Next stop? Global domination. Maybe. The post Startup wants to...

Revisit the very beginning of the Mars Opportunity rover's epic mission with a new NASA view of its landing platform and parachute.

Rob Spence is a documentary filmmaker who became blind in one eye in his childhood. Spence replaced his eye with a tiny camera that records live video and now he calls himself an 'Eyeborg.'

Taiwan's "digital minister" Audrey Tang, a computer prodigy and entrepreneur who taught herself programming when she was 8, hopes to use the internet to transform public involvement in government

Just like any movie or TV show script, not everything planned gets into production and the final episode or film. Same is especially true with devices, with features that get left on the cutting board. Most of the time, ...

That flying car startup Google's Larry Page is backing? It's finally showing its hand... and the company's initial product is both more and less than what you might expect. Kitty Hawk's first publicly demonstrated vehicl...

A recent breakability test from SquareTrade found that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ performed significantly worse the S7 and S7 Edge. However, that likely won't keep consumers from buying it.

Charging a Tesla is about to get a lot more convenient.  The Palo Alto-based electric car manufacturer announced today that it intends to double the size of the Tesla charging network by the end of 2017. This expansion,...

Even though global warming is predicted to unleash calamities including frequent typhoons and more global conflicts, Americans may at least get more exercise as the planet warms.

It's not clear whether the malware was for personal or official use.

TU Wien presents several technological innovations at the Hannover Messe: With a simple hand scanner, the quality of the bitumen, which holds the asphalt together, can be measured directly on-site.

There are no hackers anymore — now it’s all about the spies we in the intelligence and security communities are trying to stop. The “insiders” have known this for some time, but it’s becoming more apparent to t...

Many (if not most) of us will spend at least some time photographing non-models--whether we’re talking about a bride, a high school senior, or just a good friend or sibling. Here are 3 simple tips that will help you he...

In what may very well be the most harrowing instance of a Tesla accident we've heard of yet, a Tesla owner in China claims that his Model X became engulfed in flames after getting into an accident on the highway. Accordi...

Flying a drone and using it to record video or take pictures is a pretty exciting experience all its own, but if you want to make it more exhilarating, then DJI‘s new Goggles might be for you. Though DJI Goggles don’...

We also offer up a wish list for SNES Classic features and talk about the March for Science.

A chance discovery that honeycomb moth caterpillars can digest plastic means they could hold an enzyme that will break down some of our most persistent waste

Apple and Alphabet aren't the only tech heavyweights branching out into self-driving vehicle technology. Amazon wants in on the action, too. Wall Street Journal sources hear that Amazon formed a small (roughly 12 people)...

See how cybercriminals craft collective attention threats--and how university researchers plan to get the word out before attacks start.

The NASA astronaut broke the record for most time in Space by a NASA astronaut on April 24, 2017. Donald Trump called the International Space Station to congratulate her.