Plus: A ransomware arrest, a dating site data leak, and more of the week's top security news.

Archaeologists found the entrance to the unexplored burial shaft earlier this week.

A global study finds that species numbers reported in the wild fell sharply between 1990 and 2015.

You want to reward good behaviors, not use tools to punish negative ones.

By hardening iMessage in iOS 14, the company has effectively cut off what had been an increasingly popular line of attack.

You'll find discounts this week on audio equipment, our favorite video calling device, TVs, and movies.

Ten years ago, democracy protesters used social media to organize against an oppressor. But ultimately, the powerful came out ahead.

The animated half-hour series is full of in-jokes and obscure references that will challenge even the most hardcore Trekkie.

It turns out Tim Cook blames Mark Zuckerberg for undermining democracy too.

It’s the one-year anniversary of players creating custom drinks and having conversations with vampires, werewolves, and more in this narrative-driven game.

Plus: The Healthcare.gov rescue, the year’s biggest game changer, and a wake-up call for Wall Street.

It won’t help you understand the mess any better than you already do, but it could help you untangle the mania behind it.

This week, we field listener queries about the vaccine’s rollout, how state and local governments are handling distribution, and when you’ll get your shot.

In a clinical trial, wearing a small stimulator on their necks helped people with quadriplegia build back movement they had lost years ago.

The company's latest in-ears have a two-year water damage warranty, wireless charging, noise canceling, and a mighty cozy fit.

So many of us are struggling with mental health because of the pandemic. These tips can help.

A new California law prohibits efforts to trick consumers into handing over data or money. A bill in Washington state copies the language.

Testing a vaccine on children takes longer and comes with more challenges. But inoculating kids can protect an entire population.

Researchers from Brown University have developed a system that could keep track of firearms while preserving privacy.

The online broker blocked users from trading several “meme stocks” on Thursday, as regulators take a close look at the WallStreetBets phenomenon.

The board’s first content moderation decisions show how impossible its task—and Facebook’s—really is.

If anywhere could use innovation, it’s Miami—one of the country’s most unequal, environmentally vulnerable cities.

More than 60 years after the incident, scientists say they have new evidence pointing to a peculiar kind of avalanche as the culprit.

Researchers warn that an advertising platform with categories like “Army” and “United States Air Force Security Forces” could be abused.

Mike Pence promised to land on the moon in 2024, but that’s fallen out of reach. So what now?

Though the game has a fraught history, it was a true indie darling. And now it’s back, having aged surprisingly well, actually.

From coded memes to deepfake porn, abusive disinformation campaigns are sliding past moderation tools. Platforms, Congress, and employers need to help women fight back.

The pandemic is hitting unhoused people especially hard. But the efforts that sprang up to address it could change their fates for the better.

San Francisco, Oakland, and other cities have enacted moratoriums on government use of the tech. New York looks like a harder sell.

Whenever a new virus emerges—be it HIV or SARS-CoV-2—a few lucky people put up a potent natural defense. Monoclonal antibody drugs let them share the health.

To achieve true unity, we must contend with the underlying cause of our division—decades of conspiratorial messages, and sophisticated networks to spread them.

Big grocery chains relied on app-based delivery companies at the start of the pandemic. Now grocers’ priorities have shifted.

Yes, you can use devices from different brands. And yes, location definitely matters.

Because the chat app doesn't encrypt conversations by default—or at all for group chats—security professionals often warn against it.

Silicon Valley’s problem is not an excess of frat-house behavior. It’s much worse.

During the pandemic, thousands of women have skipped scans and check-ups. So physicians tapped an algorithm to predict those at the highest risk.

A global operation has taken down the notorious botnet in a blow to cybercriminals worldwide.

This light, versatile, and low-maintenance bicycle has reconciled me to the existence of gravel bikes.

Life is chaos, but needing to control a fictional story can be stressful too.

Educators have lobbied to be prioritized for the Covid-19 vaccine, but they've also made the ethically questionable call to continue to wait to reopen.

The British audio brand's carbon fiber noise-canceling headphones have become my favorite quarantine companion.

Uncover the marvels of the Ancient language and explore the Nebula and the secrets contained within this indie game.

If the president wants to win the race on 5G and other technologies, he'll need more than the support of America's traditional global allies.

The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction turns a century of neologisms (and neosemes!) into a redefintion of the genre.

Across the globe, SARS-CoV-2 is evolving ways to evade the immune system and become more infectious. Blown pandemic response plans are to blame.

The sweeping campaign took advantage of the collaborative spirit among researchers, with an unknown number of victims.

What began as a Facebook group, and then a chat on Discord, soon became a massive campaign to remedy grueling working conditions across the industry.

On Facebook, videos of people reporting disturbing side effects from the shots have been viewed by millions. Fact-checking efforts can't keep up.

Most analogies for racism as a pathology oversimplify its blight. Better diagnosing it means knowing how to treat it.

It’s not just a nostalgia thing. Sifting through the past often leads to something new.