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Firefox is one of the best browsers for blocking ads and crappy web trackers, and you can make it even better using "nuke-'em-all" browser extensions like uBlock Origin. Now, Ghacks and GitHub users point out that uBlock...

The Razor Power Core E90 is a great budget kids' e-scooter that provides plenty of running time and is easy to use. Get it for just $97 on Walmart.

Much like GE was once a breeding ground for corporate chiefs, the tech giant has become the incubator for CEOs and entrepreneurs. They're taking Amazon's scrappy startup mentality--and leaving harsher parts of the cultur...

Chicago student now faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, Twitter announced that it's rolling out an "experiment" of a new tweet scheduling feature that you can use right from Twitter's web app (via 9to5Mac). The new feature could ...

The idea that super-addictive foods are being engineered by corporate giants is a pervasive one. But trying to find science on this isn't straightforward, says James Wong

A specter is haunting Thanksgiving--the specter of dry turkey. One of the easiest ways to prevent this horror is to cook the big-ass bird sous-vide but, thanks to a large hole where its insides used to be, keeping a whol...

(University of Southern California) Women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater declines in memory and more Alzheimer's-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who...

(Elsevier) A international team of medical students has won the first ClinicalKey Global Challenge. The four-person team composed of medical students from the UK, South Africa, Spain and Singapore prevailed in several ch...

GetMonero.com delivers Linux and Windows binaries that steal users' funds.

Heliogen's new technology could make the heavily polluting manufacturing industry cleaner.

A recent job listing reveals Apple is looking to grow its presence on Windows with new media-centric apps, potentially hinting at plans to expand beyond the company's current iTunes and iCloud offerings.

Google wants less forking, more modularization for Android's Linux kernel.

Wrinkles on the skin of a microscopic worm might provide the key to a longer, healthier life for humans. Working with Caenorhabditis elegans, a transparent nematode found in soil, researchers found that the nervous syste...

After heart attack injury, ALX/FPR2 is activated by resolvin D1 in immune cells in the spleen and in immune cells at the heart attack site. This speeds expedited resolution of the heart attack injury. Researchers now hav...

Researchers have devised a new, promising plan of attack against deadly childhood brain cancers called diffuse midline gliomas (DMG). Scientists have shown that combining two drugs killed DMG patient cells grown in the l...

Mongolia's Tsaatan reindeer herders depend on munkh mus, or eternal ice, for their livelihoods. Now, soaring global temperatures may threaten that existence.

New research has found that over half of people would be willing to donate their personal data for research to benefit the wider general public.

Vaccination against HIV/SIV can backfire if the vaccine induces the wrong kind of immune response. Scientists have evidence that creating too many soft targets can weaken vaccination that would otherwise provide protecti...

In a small area without critical accuracy requirements, the old school approach of a stretched string with a chalk line and a bubble level can provide adequate measurements. For larger, more critical situations, laser te...

A scientist has revealed a key role for 'selfish' transposable elements in the evolution of the mammary gland, a defining feature of all mammals.

Previous exposure to the pollutant DDT may contribute to the risk of diabetes among Asian Indian immigrants to the United States, according to a new study.