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Work is set to begin within months on building "digital twins" of Earth to better predict the future of climate change, extreme weather and the environment

I've talked a lot about air quality lately--as a Californian, it's a hard subject to avoid, but as the many wildfires affecting the West Coast have a tendency to drift into more eastern states, depending on the weather, ...

Françoise Mouly talks to the artist Kadir Nelson about his cover "The Centennial," which appears in the October 19, 2020, issue of The New Yorker.

"You're Wrong About" debunks the stories of the past. But its real subject isn't so much facts as the process by which we absorb them, Rachel Syme writes.

The U.S. is not going to let grim coronavirus numbers, which are still among the highest in the world, rain on its transatlantic travel parade. A new report in the Wall Street Journal states that Trump administration off...

Amazon's Prime Day begins tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 13 in the UK, but many deals are available right now on Amazon's devices.

Apple is rumored to be releasing a smaller, cheaper version of the HomePod smart speaker and it could be a more important product for Apple than the iPhone 12. Here's why.

As public interest and expanded research in human genome editing grows, many questions remain about ethical, legal and social implications of the technology. People who are seriously ill may overestimate the benefits of ...

After a longer-than-usual wait caused by manufacturing delays, Apple's new iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro devices are expected to be unveiled on Tuesday. While nothing surrounding the iPhone 12 has been made official at thi...

Hyundai has unveiled the new 2021 Santa Fe, with the automaker aiming to nudge the SUV more upscale with added technology and a flagship Calligraphy trim. Under the hood there’s a new, 2.5-liter engine as standard, whi...

If you find yourself missing out on Slack notifications, here are a few tips that might help you.

Lessons from the home-sharing giant's near-death experience: Focus on the core business, keep expenses low and listen to customers; "I did not know that I would make 10 years' worth of decisions in 10 weeks," its CEO sai...

Researchers explain how security practitioners can recognize when a seemingly benign device could be malicious.

A voice for working-class women and an icon for all kinds of women, Parton has maintained her star power throughout life phases and political cycles, Lauren Michele Jackson writes.

(University of Maryland) It's been three years since the landmark detection of a neutron star merger from gravitational waves. Since that day, an international team of researchers led by University of Maryland astronomer...

After months of warning of the necessity of coronavirus lockdowns as a means of getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control, the World Health Organization has apparently had a change of heart. Lockdowns, one WHO official...

Even though I've been writing about video games and tech for a while now, there are still some subjects that I feel like I should have strong opinions on by now that I just...don't. Mechanical keyboards, for example. I o...

The messaging from the Trump vs Biden campaigns briefly sounded similar on one point over the weekend, when former Vice President Joe Biden made a campaign stop in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Appearing to cas...

Wormholes are incredibly fascinating objects, but also completely hypothetical. We simply don’t know if they can truly exist in our universe. But new theoretical insights are showing how we may be able to detect a worm...

Helen Rosner writes about the state of indoor dining and the economic crisis in the restaurant industry during the coronavirus pandemic.

Commentary: Don't underestimate Apple's ability to sell you on a technology that you may not necessarily need in during the coronavirus lockdown.

Maci Curran stands at 6'10" and her legs make up 60% of her height!