Trump's White House has long been AWOL on cybersecurity. That lack of oversight almost seemed to be working—until the SolarWinds hack.

People misunderstand why I dislike the game. It's not the bugs—it’s that everyone in it sucks.

A team at Oxford University has reverse engineered fuel from the greenhouse gas—but so far just in the lab.

These portable devices can send results to your phone—and help you keep track of your health.

To cope with Covid-19 lockdowns, many folks watched older films at home. Some tackled the AFI 100, or picked a favorite director. I picked a theme.

Spoiler: Not too much, but watch your wallet before signing up for anyone's “unlimited” plan.

The companies are backing proposals in other states that would give workers the ability to form unions—but still consider them contractors, not employees.

So why do policymakers keep using it?

Games like Hades take place, largely, in hell. What does that say about the players who happily retreat into the underworld?

Local health departments rely on the old-fangled tech to track cases. A hastily developed machine-learning program gives it an assist.

It was a brutal year. Take a breath and enjoy some of our favorite in-depth stories.

Apple invites users to sweat along with prerecorded classes on its new streaming workout platform—but the experience lags behind the competition.

The 60-year-old sub is preparing to take its deepest plunge yet. But in the age of autonomous machines, why are humans exploring the ocean floor at all?

In lots of video games, sex toys are repurposed for violence. What's the deal?

The $1,499 package includes a stationary bike with a tablet, a set of weights, and hours of streaming video workouts to shake off those 2020 blues.

New modeling software is helping animal health experts develop more customizable prosthetics for pets with missing limbs. Still, not all legs are created equal.

This year, monoculture floundered, but microculture flourished. Everyone found a niche—and learned what they could live without.

From Wonder Woman 1984 to Black Widow, heroines were going to bust the box office in 2020. Then, they didn't.

Branches of the British grocer Southern Co-op are using surveillance technology to look for potential shoplifters.

The crooks used emulators to mimic the phones of more than 16,000 customers whose mobile bank accounts had been compromised.

Astronomers get their wish—new ultra-precise distance measurements between Earth and the stars—but that only intensifies a cosmic crisis.

Stop the chatter and find your quiet place.

In a Covid-inspired pivot, chefs around the world are offering interactive cooking classes online that help groups of disparate strangers learn some new tricks.

Pubes protect you; head hair keeps you warm. But beards and mustaches seem to exist for mainly ornamental reasons.

All the most important stories about the biggest hack in years.

Don't blow your savings on a new bicycle. Instead, learn how to better maintain the one you've already got and swap out some key components along the way.

Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem.

You have to do more than just plug and go. Let us help you pick the best cable for your device, and adjust your laptop and your TV settings for the best picture.

We've collected all the latest advice, equipment, and up-to-date information to help you navigate the cold months ahead.

Have you always wanted an advent calendar with Baby Yoda socks? Today's your lucky day.

Not all SolarWinds victims are created equal.

Physicist Brian Keating, codirector of the Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination, started the show to continue the center's mission of bringing together the world's top thinkers.

The company is facing multiple lawsuits from the Department of Justice and three dozen states. Here’s what you need to know.

Plus: A visit to the agency’s headquarters, a license for engineers, and a holiday reprieve.

After a long wait—and a lot of frustration—the streaming service is finally available on Roku devices. Just in time to watch Wonder Woman 1984.

Get your binoculars (or not) and let’s explore the reaches of our galaxy and the craters of the moon.

The most massive database of microbial gene sequences so far shows that the tree of life is much larger than we knew.

This week, we try to guess what the year ahead has in store. We also look back in shock at how wrong we were about 2020. Can't win em all.

Putting aside the game's bugs and issues, the underlying themes speak to the fears and worries of a time gone by—not that we've moved past them all.

“It’s all well and good for an android to take a position and shut down motor functions. There’s no art in that. I want the old ways. That’s why I’m on Earth.”

You're probably using it to chat with friends, but if you're not using it to stream, play games, and chat with friends too, it's time to start.

As Covid-19 shut down air travel, the industry quickly pivoted to hauling more stuff. It won’t be pivoting away anytime soon.

To evaluate whether cybersecurity tactics are working, you need to first establish what the SolarWinds hack really was.

Researchers are putting out a call to study the potential effects of bacteria- and fungi-filled haze on human health.

The California Public Utility Commission demanded details on sexual assault cases involving drivers. But Uber says complying would compromise victims’ identities.

The small nation of Togo used image analysis algorithms to target economic support for its most vulnerable residents.

The social media platform, which gained enormous popularity this year, served as a mirror of these often dystopian times.

Disinformation could thwart distribution before government messages have a chance to push back. Debunking might turn out to be everyone’s job.