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MySpace users were recently shocked to learn that the company lost 50 million user files. It's a harsh lesson in not…
MySpace users were recently shocked to learn that the company lost 50 million user files. It's a harsh lesson in not…
Rather than revealing an advertiser targeted you by your phone number or email address, Facebook may tell you it showed…
The mating habits of these tiny, colorful fish may be revealing something broader about the animal kingdom, and perhaps…
Chinese electric vehicle sales already amount to more than half of the world's total – and car makers and battery…
Cryptocurrency fraudsters have swindled their victims out of hundreds of millions – even billions – of dollars. What…
Why does the impact of rain in a puddle look different from when it falls elsewhere, like in a lake or the ocean? A 'puddle…
Scientists identified the general pattern of measles infections as a country moves toward eliminating the disease. This…
Psychology researchers are interested in what makes a hero. Turns out many mothers tick off those same boxes by fulfilling…
Potions, spells and alchemy are intriguing to children and adults alike. A professor of literature explains what's behind…
Using an artistic eye when creating pictures of scientific phenomena and new technologies can elevate the resulting images…
Electric utilities have a right to make money on their government-granted monopolies, but customers also have a right to…
How willing are people to accept medical care from a robot or an automated system? It depends on the procedure – and the…
The elements that make up each column of the periodic table share a set of common traits. Here, a chemist describes group…
How do you train space engineers? You enable college students to build mini satellites, called CubeSats, launch them into…
A paleooceanographer describes her ninth sea expedition, this time retrieving cylindrical 'cores' of the sediment…
Commercial and recreational drones are taking to the air. They're very noisy, and neighborhoods everywhere could become…
Hidden forces are always at work in the world, and people always want to control them, a cognitive anthropologist explains.…
The source of water on Earth, the moon and planets in our solar system is hotly debated. Some in the planetary science community…
Missiles that fly 3,000 mph or faster – much faster than the speed of sound – are the next generation of high-technology…
Can the brain’s conscious mechanisms exert a significant influence on the body’s autonomic functions? New research suggests…