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The camera on Google’s Pixel quite possibly takes the best photos of an smartphone, Android or otherwise. But it’s not just the hardware like the lens or image stabilization, the Pixel also features software advancem...

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, 28-year-old software engineer James Damore claimed he was fired for "raising questions about cultural taboos" when he argued in an internal memo that "biological causes" may explain the re...

Take a tour of the Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

What a day for Bitcoin. 24 hours ago the cryptocurrency was trading below $3,700. About an hour ago it surged passed $4,000 and has no signs of stopping. It’s now trading around $4,135.00. For reference, a week ago Bit...

Stargazers were given a treat on Saturday night and in the early hours of Sunday as the Perseid meteor shower dazzled the sky.

Israel's government approved Sunday emergency measures to end a "disruptive" months-long strike over pay by scientists working at the country's top secret nuclear research centre.

With the new president came a new FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, and he suggested rolling back net neutrality regulations. Now, the FCC is extending its comment period by two weeks to review all the opposing sides. The post New...

This past week’s news that Netflix would purchase independent comics publisher Millarworld is hardly an outlier. It echoes larger moves made by Warner Brothers and Disney, when they purchased the two largest comics pub...

Franklin advanced a scientific - not supernatural - understanding of astronomical events such as eclipses. His satirical character 'Poor Richard' mocked those who bought into astrological predictions.

If the moon typically rises in the east, why will the 2017 total solar eclipse begin in the west?

Russia's government draws on a century of espionage tradecraft to influence and undermine Western society. Now it's updated for the digital age.

Silicon has been the backbone of processors for decades, but it's rapidly approaching its physical limits: making a chip on a process smaller than 5 nanometers is usually impossible without introducing problems. How is M...

Much of the Google Pixel's photographic prowess comes from its software -- it's particularly good at high dynamic range photos thanks to its HDR+ mode, which fills in gobs of detail while reducing the blur you sometimes ...

The culture wars, which in their recent iteration were brought to America by Silicon Valley, have come to Silicon Valley.        

High physical fitness is known to be related to enhanced blood vessel dilation and blood flow (endothelial function) in aging men. However, for women, endothelial function and the effect of exercise may be related more t...

A new study suggests that a single exposure to e-cigarette (e-cig) vapor may be enough to impair vascular function.

HTC's U11 surprised us when we reviewed it -- most of the company's phones have been hit-or-miss for a few years now. But the U11 is a solid Android option, and HTC just announced it'll be a little more future-proof now,...

B&H Photo is knocking $500 off Apple's Late 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro this weekend. Now $1,899 with free expedited shipping and no tax collected on orders shipped outside NY and NJ, this deal on the Touch Bar model in Spa...

I blame Adobe for this. Ulysses, one of the best writing tools available right now, is going subscription only. If you previously purchased Ulysses for Mac or iOS (it works seamlessly across Macs, iPhones, and iPads) you...

Believe it or not, there are still new developments for Apple's 8-bit computer made famous by Carmen Sandiego, Print Shop, and VisiCalc.

As philosophers and pundits worry that artificial intelligence will one day harm the world, some researchers are working on ways to lower the risks.

An ancient mountain range on Mars preserves a complex volcanic and tectonic past imprinted with signs of water and ice interactions....