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Stanford researchers have developed a new wearable that measures the wearer’s cortisol levels using sweat. Cortisol, a vital hormone associated with stress, can be tested with existing methods, but they require several...

The UAE is the latest country to sign a deal with NASA to cooperate on human spaceflight. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted about the joint letter of intent today, which was also signed by Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi...

Update: Google has relented.

Planetary systems aren't just born overnight. When stars form and begin pulling debris into their orbit, some of that material eventually clumps up into fledgling planets, and the gravity of those bodies pulls down more ...

Emails obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request reveal the social network has had plans to launch low Earth orbit satellites since at least 2016.

Facebook has suspended a data analysis company over whether its contracts with the U.S. government violated the polices about how publicly available data about its users is collected and shared.        

Google Glass was an experiment that came before Android was ready. It's ready now, but are we? I think so. In 2013, the world was not ready for Google Glass when the company let a few thousand developers (and bloggers) t...

The clickable rich content messages sent to you through the browser are known as web push notification. You need not be on the browser or web page to receive the notification. You will keep receiving the messages at thei...

You can't 3D print a full piece of furniture, but you can 3D print joints that make building your own furniture a snap. In this article, we'll show you how to do just that, and create an awesome tripod end table that's p...

With infrared eyes, astronomers are more than scratching the surface of Saturn's hazy moon.

Hurricanes are devastating for the populations they hit, not only because of the damage caused by winds but also because of the increased risk of diseases after the storm passes.

Solar panels may never be good enough to keep electric cars from being plugged in, but advances in the tech make driving on power generated from the Sun a near-term possibility.

I have a bit of a thing for big, weird planes. The Airbus Super Guppy is one of my all-time favorite things ever, so when I heard that Airbus had a new mega-transport plane in the works I couldn't wait to see it. The Bel...

Marvel has largely taken a backseat this year at San Diego Comic-Con: Marvel Studios skipped the con, but there's been a bit of news from its television divisions: it announced that the second season of Iron Fist will be...

A new study led by Scott S. Sheppard has discovered 12 more moons around Jupiter, which could scientists a great deal about the history of the Solar System. The post Twelve New Moons Discovered Around Jupiter, and One of...

The former MythBusters co-host returns to TV with a new Discovery Channel science-centric competition for young whizzes.

She's no longer a secret.

CBS All Access won't have the next season of Star Trek: Discovery ready for streaming until early 2019, but fans won't have to wait until then for new content. Today at Comic-Con executive producer and co-creator Alex Ku...

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Roscosmos to meet deadlines for the nation's future Angara, Soyuz-5 and "super-heavy class" rockets while fixing quality-control issues that have dogged Russian spacecraft and l...

If you're a longtime Super Smash Bros. player, then you know there's only one true way to play. Alongside the launch of the new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo is bringing back the GameCube controller to use with yo...