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The science behind why what your barista achieves at the cafe tastes better than what you can come up with at home.
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As cryptocurrency systems improve, they will better protect criminals' identities and even allow people to offer anonymous…
Astronauts traveling to Mars and beyond would face serious psychological challenges. A well-designed media program – based…
New research shows that families in Japan and the US struggle in very similar ways with how technology is affecting their…
The modern world depends on critical systems, networks and data repositories that are not as secure as they should be. Breaches…
Scientists who engage with the public may have goals about influencing policy or behavior. But they also need to think about…
Consumers with high hopes of driverless vehicles improving safety might be looking past the boring near-term advances that…
People across the globe all see millions of distinct colors. But the terms we use to describe them vary across cultures.…
Efforts to kick extremists off the internet can't succeed and might even have the unintended side effect of bolstering…
If you want to live on Mars, you're going to need to grow food. Seeds are naturally equipped to handle challenging Earth…
US military bases usually get their electricity from the civilian grid, which is vulnerable to attack and to disaster. Solar-powered…
Some of the iPhone's innovations have made users less secure.
Comparing genomes of more than 200,000 people, researchers identified genetic variants that are less common in older people,…
Cybercriminals increasingly depend on e-currencies to profit from their misdeeds. They, and their potential victims, could…
It's impossible to be certain of safety while using Gmail, Yahoo mail and other web-based email systems. The best solution…
Inserting a random DNA mishmash into a plant or bacterium directs it to make a novel protein. Sifting through the resulting…
At a time in the sun's cycle when space weather experts expect less solar activity, our star is going bonkers with solar…
The companies that make our digital devices think – and act – like they still own them, even after we've bought…