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A beach in India is coated in knee-deep foam that experts warn is toxic.

Photo: iFixit The original PlayStation is turning 25 years old, and to celebrate, iFixit is turning its screwdrivers and plastic pry bars to the retro console in one of its signature teardowns. There aren't too many surp...

Next year's iPhone could be the first with an under-screen fingerprint scanner. Apple is reportedly meeting next week with a supplier for the components necessary to build Touch ID into the display of the 2020 iOS model....

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Apple will have to face a class action lawsuit over faulty MacBook keyboards. Federal Judge Edward Davila has tossed out Apple's attempt to dismiss a suit accusing the company of not only hiding the fragility of MacBook ...

Chemolithotrophic microorganisms derive their energy from inorganic sources. Research into the physiological processes of these organisms--which are grown on meteorite--provides new insights into the potential of extrate...

The world's biggest untapped digital market has become a tough slog for Walmart, Amazon and others now that Indian policy makers have started erecting roadblocks that favor local players. The government's inspiration: Ch...

Telecoms equipment maker Nokia announced on Tuesday that it plans to appoint its former networks chief Sari Baldauf as chairman, succeeding Risto Siilasmaa who will step down after eight years in the job.

(St John's College, University of Cambridge) Female fish can breed a new species if they aren't choosy about who is Mr. Right. Fish will mate with a species outside their own if the male's colouring is attractive enough ...

Most consumers delight in the colorful gradients that some phones these days sport but there are a few that revel in seeing the things that make their phones tick. Transparent back mods, however, are painstaking and dang...

If you're obligated to give a gift, you might as well send a thinly-veiled message along with it.

Question: How do you predict the outcome of a snap election when so many polls have been so wrong, half of voters haven't made up their minds and the crucial factor may not be who wins, but how much they win by?

(University of Delaware) Kristi Kiick, Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the org...

This holiday season, let's all take a moment and remember the poor, poor Facebook employees. It's not easy, after all, working for a company that's widely blamed for everything from poisoning political discourse to enabl...

Even to an experienced carpenter, it may not be obvious what the best way is to build a structure they’ve designed. A new digital tool, Carpentry Compiler, provides a way forward, converting the shapes of the structure...

A reported 62 percent of women say “please” at least sometimes, 17 percent more than men, only 45 percent of whom ask nicely.

Along with sharing its picks for the best apps and games of 2019, Apple today also updated the App Store with Top Charts that highlight the top free apps and games, paid and free, on the iPhone and the iPad. When it come...

Android 10 is already rolling out to the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 flagships about a month earlier than even the most optimistic Samsung fans could have anticipated. But as we draw closer to 2020, we're also nearing the nex...

A night time face mask can improve energy levels and vitality in people who suffer from the condition sleep apnea, which is associated with snoring and breathing problems at night.

The health impacts of radio-frequency radiation (RFR) are still inconclusive, but the data to date warrants more caution in placing cell towers. An engineering team considers the current understanding of health impacts a...

Much remains unknown about diseases and the way our bodies respond to them, in part because the human genome is the complete DNA assembly that makes each person unique. Researchers have created new technology to help in ...

Research on immune cells 'exhausted' by chronic viral infection provides clues on how to refine cancer immunotherapy. The Immunity paper defines a transitional stage in between stem-like and truly exhausted cells.