USA

Teens use 'OK boomer' to fire back at older generations' criticisms

"A boomer is really more of a type of personality, someone who is intolerant to new ideas and who is ignorant to new ideas," one teen said.

29 October 2019

USA

On the 50th anniversary of the birth of the internet, technologists balance optimism and warnings

The Pew Research Center surveyed 530 technologists, researchers, activists and business and policy leaders about how people might be affected by changes in the internet over the next 50 years.

29 October 2019

USA

Why 100,000 poop photos may bring the next big thing in fitness tracking

A new crowdsourcing initiative aims to build an app that tracks users' gastrointestinal health.

28 October 2019

USA

Why did Microsoft fund an Israeli firm that surveils West Bank Palestinians?

Microsoft committed to protecting democratic freedoms. Then it funded an Israeli facial recognition firm that secretly watched West Bank Palestinians.

28 October 2019

Earth News

Check out this festival screening green films across the UK

The line up for this year's UK Green Film Festival features topics from animal extinction to landfill waste.

27 October 2019

USA

Rat race: Watch as lab rodents drive tiny cars to get Froot Loops

Drivers ed seemed to curb the rodents' stress levels — a finding scientists say could boost efforts to ease mental health problems in humans.

26 October 2019

USA

Scientists have taught rats to drive - and they love it

The rodents find driving mini-cars relaxing - but being passengers, not so much.

26 October 2019

USA

How virtual reality is helping seniors breathe new life into old memories

New systems let users reconnect virtually with people, places and events from their youth.

25 October 2019

USA

Do wormholes really exist? Scientists hatch a plan to find out.

New study suggests it may be possible to spot the space-time tunnels by observing nearby stars.

25 October 2019

USA

Apple tweaked the iPhone email app — and people are trashing it

Apple's devoted fan base came to expect design perfection after a string of breakthrough products over the years.

24 October 2019

USA

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he does not expect fully autonomous cars 'in my lifetime'

Technology will need to be able to accommodate "the dumbest human behind the wheel to take control when an unusual situation comes up," Wozniak said.

24 October 2019

USA

Google employees worry software tweak threatens to silence dissent

The company says the change is simply an effort to improve its employee calendar system.

24 October 2019

USA

New study shows Earth-like worlds may be common. The odds of finding alien life just went up.

New look at handful of nearby stars shows they were once orbited by rocky planets like our own.

23 October 2019

USA

Zuckerberg defends currency project, admits he's not 'ideal messenger'

Mark Zuckerberg's statement provides the clearest indication yet that the Libra digital currency project announced earlier this year faces an uphill battle.

23 October 2019

USA

A weird physics theory is gaining traction. Another version of you might already know it.

Even if you'll never meet those other yous, some physicists say they're out there.

22 October 2019

USA

Memes are an easy, digestible way to share your thoughts. The Kremlin agrees.

Facebook announced Monday that it removed 50 Instagram accounts linked to a Russian-backed influence campaign — and just one Facebook account.

21 October 2019

USA

Memes are an easy, digestible way to share your thoughts. The Kremlin agrees.

Facebook announced Monday that it removed 50 Instagram accounts linked to a Russian-backed influence campaign — and just one Facebook account.

21 October 2019

USA

The first human on Mars may be a woman, NASA chief says

"If my 11-year-old daughter has her way, we'll have a woman on Mars in the not-too-distant future," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.

21 October 2019

USA

Robotic 'Mayflower' to cross the Atlantic on 400th anniversary of Pilgrims' journey

The event's organizers are hoping the autonomous voyage will capture the public's imagination.

19 October 2019

USA

Pennsylvania to test an extra layer of election security — math

The system is known as a "risk-limiting audit" and uses advanced statistical analysis along with a dose of randomness to look for irregularities in vote tallies.

18 October 2019