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Testicles would continue to produce sperm which contains a transplant donor's DNA. Hence, doctors who performed the first penis and scrotum transplant decided not to give the deceased donor's testicles to the patient inv...

As medical and scientific technologies push forward, the line between life and death becomes more and more blurred. Death is widely defined as the moment when the biological functions of a living creature cease, but we'v...

Facebook's latest earnings report showed the company escaped its recent round of public scrutiny mostly unscathed, but a filing made this week with the US Securities and Exchange Commission shows that Facebook is expecti...

NASA plans to return humans to the lunar surface, but it has apparently hit a stumbling block. The space agency has cancelled its lunar rover mission, though it has plans to send certain instruments to the moon in future...

A report released Thursday details the massive, complex police databases that local law enforcement in LA and Massachusetts use to investigate suspects. Through a service known as COPLINK, the storehouses of data that lo...

That's how much it felt it was worth when it set out to acquire Earn. Coinbase valued itself at about $8 billion when it made an offer in a recent acquisition deal that included its common shares. That internal estimate ...

I've only used a fancy toilet seat once. It was a TOTO-brand washlet, that pampers your derrière with a stream of warm water, a heated seat, and a warm air dryer. I had the good fortune in a Michelin-starred restaurant,...

Surviving Mars is a very detailed city building simulation game, set on the surface of the red planet. A number of scientist streamers have taken to narrating their playthroughs on YouTube, bringing real science to the g...

Researchers investigated how listening to music affects dementia patients. They found that personalized music can serve as alternative route to communicate with patients who are suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

The prototype camera shoots with 35mm film and Sony's full-frame E-mount lenses. Its creator plans to share the 3D printer designs.

In a move that shocked lunar scientists, NASA has cancelled the only robotic vehicle under development to explore the surface of the Moon, despite President Donald Trump's vow to return people there.

Can dogs really develop autism symptoms because of vaccines? A British morning talk show received backlash over allegedly pushing anti-vaxx and canine autism conversation.

Blue Origin is gearing up for its eighth test flight, which also happens to be its first for 2018, on April 29th. Thankfully, it's one we'll be able to watch: Blue Origin chief Jeff Bezos has announced on Twitter that it...

When Apple released its revamped MacBook Pro lineup in late 2016, the reaction was something of a mixed bag. Though many were curiously optimistic about the Touch Bar and impressed with the machine's display and svelte f...

Earlier this month, Steam revamped its privacy settings to let users change how much of their game data can be publicly viewed. The company made player libraries, along with time played per title, hidden by default -- wh...

AP Explains: A look DNA-sharing services and the privacy questions surrounding them

It's a small fraction of the user base for rivals like Google Chrome, but it's a big step up for a startup trying to improve privacy on an ad-funded web.

So you've deleted your Facebook account and feel pretty good about it. But there's still that nagging feeling, that itch in the back of your mind, insisting quietly yet forcefully that you haven't escaped Mark Zuckerberg...

Hey, don't freak out or anything, but Bill Gates thinks there is a new flu epidemic lurking just around the corner and we are woefully unprepared for it. The billionaire philanthropist warned Friday that there is a "sign...

A new report from the CDC discloses 1 in 59 children in 11 states are identified as being on the autism spectrum, up from 1 in 68 in 2016. The increased numbers, researchers say, are due to improved screening and diagnos...

Just in time for one of the biggest movie releases of the decade, movie subscription service MoviePass has changed its rules to prevent paying customers from seeing the same movie multiple times. On Friday, MoviePass cha...

Bill Gates announced a significant challenge for scientists as he pledged $12 million for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine. The Microsoft founder has been at the forefront of strengthening vaccines.