This inexpensive electric is better than the high-end brushes that cost many times more.

Measurements of particles called B mesons deviate from predictions. Alone, each anomaly looks like a fluke, but their collective drift is more suggestive.

In sub-Saharan Africa, about half of travelers move around by foot. Yet in its cities, conditions for pedestrians remain incredibly dangerous.

You can get two Borderlands games for free right now, and plenty of other gadgets and gizmos for nice discounts.

By hiding but not deleting the president's tweets, the platform has struck a difficult balance to approach a nearly impossible situation.

Also, the next 'Fortnite' season is being pushed back again.

On Saturday, the company will take a second run at launching astronauts to the International Space Station. But only if a lot of things go right.

One image from the Minneapolis protests is snapshot of an America that has not changed all the much.

This dedicated device renders an already simple kitchen chore—crafting hot soups—even simpler.

Fans of the genre may think it's too simple, but this is a game for kids—and there's nothing wrong with that.

It isn’t an alien spaceship, but new research suggests the first known interstellar object to grace our solar system could be something even stranger.

Plus: The origins of Section 230, the future of cities, and the tipping point for rats.

This week, Gilad Edelman joins us to discuss the White House’s move against tech platforms, and how talk of the November election led us to this moment.

With dining rooms closed, more people are using Uber Eats, Grubhub, and DoorDash. But the services face a challenge to satisfy both consumers and restaurants.

The diagnostics industry favors wealthy countries, but the rest of the world needs tests, too. Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash thinks "frugal science can help.

Looking to get around safely? This sleek new electric bike costs as much as a year's worth of bus tickets.

Having failed to curb the president's falsehoods, social platforms have reached a dispiriting impasse.

Quarantine has meant something different for men than it has for women—just look at who’s doing what.

Amazon Studios’ new lo-fi, sci-fi flick, which is fittingly screening at select drive-ins, is a respite.

The retailer denies there is any widespread issue with the software, but a group expressed frustration—and public health concerns.

As states start to reopen, senior care facilities must balance the needs of residents against the potential for more deadly Covid-19 outbreaks.

Good luck out there.

The president has targeted Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms, but has little actual power over how they operate.

In a rare public warning, the US spy agency says the notorious arm of Russian military intelligence is targeting a known vulnerability in Exim.

The actor is reportedly working with director Doug Liman on the film.

We review five foldable, phone-friendly keyboards you can toss in your pocket.

As fertility clinics gradually reopen, patients and doctors must weigh the risks of seeking pregnancy during a pandemic—or waiting too long to try.

Dreamfeel’s visual novel tells a compelling queer coming-of-age story, with a surreal sci-fi twist.

As public spaces reopen, scientists are racing to understand the mysterious and turbulent way the disease spreads through air—from person to person, and place to place.

Companies like Facebook and Twitter expect many employees to work far from headquarters after the pandemic. That calls for a change in corporate cultures.

The middle child in Apple's Mac line marries power and portability—and offers it at a steep price.

The historic launch planned for Wednesday gets pushed back due to stormy conditions, but the launch window remains open. SpaceX and NASA will try again Saturday.

Notice you've been elongating your words lately? You're actually loading them with a whooooole lot of meaning.

Less than six months from the election, social media platforms are still not ready to deal with political disinformation.

The debut offering from Amazon Game Studios combines familiar elements into a surprisingly delightful concoction.

The company is rolling out new ways for its creators to make money—and they might sound familiar.

The next version of the browser will be more secure than ever. Here’s what you need to know.

Despite toxic misinformation, the pandemic has empowered us to become co-creators, co-producers, and co-distributors of what we know.

People are stuck at home looking for movies and TV shows to watch. But the people who make the movies and shows are too.

You can't leave your house, so you may as well leave your body. At least for a while.

Researchers have spent years teaching robots to shake hands—an effort possibly doomed by a global turn against human contact.

Ten weeks ago, Shadowserver's main source of funding dried up. Now, it's back on level footing.

New techniques could save videogame companies millions and make games more realistic.

The point wasn’t so much about pay issues, but to give workers more say over what they produce—reflecting a trend of internal protest across the tech industry.

With no nationwide Covid-19 notification software in sight, security and interoperability issues loom large.

Researchers want to know if we can create an antiviral infrastructure that would protect humans from transmission. Here are a few ideas.

To go that fast, it would need a ridiculous amount of fuel—and even then, it might never come back down.

Despite preservationists' best efforts, the Rhône Glacier may not be long for this world.

LauncherOne failed a few seconds into its first flight. But that’s OK—the only two US rocket startups that made it to orbit flubbed their first tries too.

Astronomers at the Hubble Image Similarity Project are employing their out-of-work neighbors to help them train a neural net to recognize celestial objects.