MIT Technology Review

Synthetic versions of the deadly virus could help test treatments. But what are the risks when viruses can be synthetized from scratch?

A lack of government regulation isn’t just bad for consumers. It’s bad for the field, too.

There’s a new crowd of would-be oracles, determined not to replicate the mistakes of their predecessors.

But it’s hard to see how her bold proposals would pass even if she does win the presidency.

Here’s what we learned after NASA’s New Horizons probe flew by the most distant object ever visited: Arrokoth.

Tracking people to tell them whether they’ve been in close contact with a virus carrier might cause a whole new series of complicated issues.

But can the oil and gas sector really go carbon free?

The lab test suggests a reliable quantum internet between cities might be possible.

The Allen Institute wants to crowdsource navigation algorithms by letting researchers turn their robots loose in its physical and virtual apartments.

Social media has zipped information and misinformation around the world at unprecedented speeds, fueling panic, racism … and hope.

Hospitals in China are reporting their experiences with hundreds of patients so far.

But they do need to keep pushing for far faster and bolder policies, too.

The FBI found Eric Marques by breaking the famed anonymity service Tor, and officials won’t reveal if a vulnerability was used. That has activists and lawyers concerned.

Your space questions, answered.

Men from the less extreme end of the misogynistic spectrum are drifting toward groups that espouse violence against women, a new study suggests.

Photos taken from space show how little activity there is in Wuhan since China shut down all transportation in the city of 11 million people.

Researchers have successfully bypassed the eyes with a brain implant that allows rudimentary vision.

Your space questions, answered.

The technique, inspired by quantum cryptography, would allow large medical databases to be tapped for causal links