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Today, we are in the golden age of meltdowns. More and more of our systems are in the danger zone, but our ability to manage them hasn’t quite caught up.

Truth is, dinosaurs aren’t as distinct as you may think, but to find out why, we first have to consider how we got the term “dinosaur.”

A new coating material has been developed for fighting healthcare-associated infections (HAI) using overhead lighting. It’s a new coating for hospital walls and surfaces that uses quantum dots and crystal violet to kill germs.

There may be a fundamental reason why time travel, backwards, is impossible. We’ve all had the dream of traveling back in time. Whether there’s a wrong we want to right, […]

There’s a new, highly secure way to vote and count ballots, and it’s just been tested in a real-world election.

Many of our greatest fears stem from uncertainty about the future, and technology has made the future very uncertain indeed.

Only 5-15% of the World Ocean’s floor has been mapped. This herculean effort is set to tackle our planet’s last frontier.

NYU researchers may have finally put to rest the mystery of how speech is processed in the brain.

This research is helping scientists overcome a fundamental machine learning problem.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that AT&T may purchase Time Warner, without any conditions, arguing that the $85 billion deal doesn’t violate antitrust law.

Innovation is a “creative muscle” that needs to be flexed and exercised regularly to be strong and effective. Anyone can innovate — and some of the best or most creative […]

The way you are advertised and marketed to is about to change, in a very big way.

AI is the way of the future. And you can teach yourself how to master this incredible new technology from some of the top schools around the globe. In some cases, for free.

Most of us show humility in the face of Nature as we flirt with the unknown.

Poachers trade on a black market estimated to total $40 billion. It’s impossible to stop every poacher, but new technology could bolster the efforts of conservationists by putting a set of eyes in the sky.  

The weather in most parts of Russia forces drivers to face harsh conditions — snow, mud, and poor visibility. It’s in this environment that Cognitive Technologies saw an opportunity.

It was Stephen Hawking’s obsession for the last 30 years of his life. Here’s why it matters. When it comes to the sciences, sometimes making two observations or measurements that appear […]

The dumb phone revolution is here, and people are joining.

An Ivy League education without the Ivy League price tag. 

A classic essay defines different ways to disagree, from the worst to the best, with lessons that ring true in our divisive times.

Artificial Intelligence is already outsmarting us at ’80s computer games by finding ways to beat games that developers didn’t even know were there. Just wait until it figures out how to beat us in ways that matter.

Three commercially released facial-analysis programs from major technology companies demonstrate both skin-type and gender biases, according to new research.

“At times, it seems as if we are condemned to try to understand our own time with conceptual frameworks more than half a century old.” Historian Niall Ferguson says it’s time for an update. 

Artificial Intelligence has come a long way in a short time. So at what point will it be able to emulate the great artists and writers of our time?

The hysteria about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. Here’s how to tone it down.

From a low-brow adolescent distraction to a sophisticated art form and educational tool, comic books are finally having their moment in the sun.

As Facebook users around the world are coming to understand, some of their favorite technologies can be used against them. It’s not just the scandal over psychological profiling firm Cambridge […]

A new study finds that supposedly healthier standing desks cause physical pain and slow down users’ thinking.

Researchers say they’ll someday be able to recreate experiences, perceptions, and sensations with a device the size of a backpack.

Scientists devise neural networks that can spot likely government corruption.