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Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars and sometimes they abruptly increase their rotation rate. This sudden change of spin rate is called a "glitch" and I was part of a team that recorded one happening in the Vela P...

Results of a mice trial showed that high levels of lipids in the brain are directly related to neurodegenerative symptoms. The same concentration of lipids was found in patients with Parkinson's disease.

A leading German nationalist politician has won a court injunction forcing Facebook to ensure a user's slur against her can't be seen in Germany

Facebook is clearly the company most affected by the Cambridge Analytica data sharing scandal, but that doesn't leave other social networks completely unscathed. Twitter has confirmed to Bloomberg that it sold public dat...

Blue Origin conducted the 8th launch of its New Shepard sub-orbital rocket and crew capsule today out in Texas, and things couldn't have gone better for the growing space tourism company. The rocket ascended into a cloud...

Keyless Protector, a small device that blocks the car key's signal at the driver's command, prevents modern cars from being stolen by protecting the car key. Roselle Chen reports. Video provided by Reuters        

Moscow-based Gleg provides zero-day exploits for medical software, and those in the medical industry are concerned about disclosure. But the exploits themselves may not be all that important in real world attacks.

Credit: Luke van Zyl Instagram may be getting a few new features in the near future. As originally reported by The Verge, Twitter user Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) managed to dig up a few interface changes that suggest...

At least several thousand people are rallying in Moscow to protest against recent restrictions on internet freedom in Russia

World's oldest-known spider dead at ripe old age of 43 after being monitored for years during study

Despite having sold its phones here for years, 2018 was supposed to be Huawei's big coming out party in the U.S. At CES, I sat through a presentation about how Huawei was expanding into home wifi and had even signed Wond...

Your Facebook experience is getting a "Dislike" button, though it's not really an actual button. Nor is it called "Dislike." However, it is a step towards allowing users to express their distaste for certain comments. Th...

When you ask Siri to define the word 'mother' twice, the answer of the digital assistant will shock you. Why is Siri giving such an answer, and will Apple do anything about it?

By making the first progress on the "chromatic number of the plane" problem in over 60 years, biologist Aubrey de Grey has achieved mathematical immortality.

A Pentagon-funded study found that thousands of islands could be uninhabitable by the middle of the century due to rising sea levels.

Microsoft's big Windows update--not a "spring" update but the more boringly named "Windows 10 April 2018" update--arrives today for eager Windows users who manually trigger the update for their desktops and laptops.

Hackers have been scanning the Internet for Oracle WebLogic Server installations that can be taken over using a recently addressed vulnerability. While patched systems should be protected against attacks, experts claim t...

Researchers around the world are working on soft robotic systems that will allow robots to pick up items that are irregularly shaped and difficult for traditional robots to handle. Disney Research is working on soft robo...

You're finally grasping the concept of the USB-C port and now it's time to keep your new laptop safe and sound with the Carry-On Folio Sleeve for 12" MacBook by Mujjo. Available in all black, this sleeve is built to last...

Last week, the Gaia spacecraft released the best 3D map of our galaxy, which revealed scars in the Milky Way and deepened confusion about how fast the cosmos is expanding

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(Stanford University) Stanford scientists have developed a manganese-hydrogen battery that could fill a missing piece in the nation's energy puzzle by storing wind and solar energy for when it is needed, lessening the ne...