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Much like a welterweight fighter, a leaf-shuttered camera and a speedlight in a mini softbox throws a punch that is much harder than you'd expect. Even outdoors, in midday light.Case in point, these portraits of Cuban bo...

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With 2019 now in full swing, some of the first big games of the year are soon hitting shelves, including EA’s Anthem, which is running a special pre-order demo this weekend, followed by The Division 2 from Ubisoft. As ...

The Justices agree to hear another Second Amendment case, this time with Brett Kavanaugh on board, Amy Davidson Sorkin writes.

Enhance the way you type with the Keychron K1 Ultra-Slim Wireless Mechanical Keyboard. Complete with self-contained switches, this device makes it easier to type in the Magic Keyboard style. Likewise, Keychron K1 combine...

Dozens of people have been infected in a measles outbreak that is currently spreading throughout parts of the Pacific Northwest, prompting Washington Governor Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency in all counties on...

Lt. Gen. David "DT" Thompson noted the U.S. is on the verge of a boom in commercial space, although the health of the industry is "always a little bit of a concern." SpaceNews.com

Commercial space companies regard Blackjack as a huge opportunity to break into the military market, and have urged DARPA to not allow Blackjack to turn into a typical plodding Pentagon procurement program. SpaceNews.com

It's not every day that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues an advisory about pet hedgehogs, but here we are.

A government-appointed panel is recommending that Germany stop burning coal to generate electricity by 2038 at the latest, as part of efforts to curb climate change

Swarm Technologies, the startup that ran afoul of the FCC last year for its unauthorized launch, has raised $25 million to continue building and deploying a constellation of 150 very small satellites.

Chinese private companies OneSpace and iSpace are making progress with plans to attempt their first orbital launches in the first half of 2019.

Time to change your desktop pictures. The Hubble Space Telescope just produced an amazing panorama image of the Triangulum Galaxy, one of the closest galactic neighbors to Earth.

The sudden fall of Facebook sharing has led to the rise of something else: private messaging.

Ever wanted to explore the possibilities of Polaroid photography? How about taking it to the stars? A couple of years ago, Daniel Stein showed us that it's possible to do some stunning instant photos of the Milky Way wit...

While Spanish-American photographer Adrian Otero was feeling under the weather for a week, he had plenty of time to come up with a little project. He ended up putting together a little project that he called The Mobile D...

(Springer) Speed at which National Basketball Association (NBA) players' performance declines with age after peak depends on early career development, study suggests.

(Newcastle University) Antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the last 'pristine' places on earth, a new study has shown.

(North Carolina State University) Total release foggers, commonly known as 'bug bombs,' are ineffective at removing cockroaches from indoor environments, according to a new study from North Carolina State University. Bug...

Perhaps one of the most surprising announcements during CES week this year was unrelated to the event entirely. Days after the new year, Apple announced it would begin integrating AirPlay 2 support into third-party telev...

Unfortunately, sustained online harassment campaigns are still a reality. NBC News has learned that trolls have launched a coordinated threat campaign against BuzzFeed and Huffington Post (owned by Engadget parent Verizo...

Epic Games has kept paid blind loot boxes out of Fortnite's signature battle royale mode, but now it's clearing them out of the cooperative Save the World mode, too. As of the 7.30 update, Epic has ditched V-Buck Llamas ...