The discovery that viruses move between species unexpectedly often is rewriting ideas about their evolutionary history—and may have troubling implications for the threat from emerging diseases.

The company's newest tennis shoe is made from recycled leather.

Once nearly extinct, there are now more than 100,00 crocodiles in northern Australia. And the government keeps the population in check through regulated hunting.

Facebook stress-tests its tech. It could do the same for its moral compass.

A National Disaster Investigation Board could make sure everyone learns the lessons that hurricanes, outbreaks, and explosions can teach.

More social scientists are using AI intending to solve society’s ills, but they don’t have clear ethical guidelines to prevent them from accidentally harming people.

The last year has brought a lot of fresh new TV shows. Will the Emmys reward them? We'll find out tonight.

The former secretary of state gave the president a really good read.

After Hurricane Irma, Florida worries about debris contaminated with toxic chemicals.

The skiing cognoscenti converge on an Andean resort every August to try the latest winter gear.

Concepts from BMW, Mercedes, Audi, and others show how big automakers are preparing for the electric age.

A glittering barred spiral galaxy, Jupiter's storms, and Cassini's long-awaited Grande Finale dive this week in space.

The TV personality and science expert wants people to get solid information about global warming.

Kaspersky, Apple, and more of the week's top security news.

To tell truth from fiction, start with quantitative thinking, argues the mathematician Rebecca Goldin.

VC Chamath Palihapitiya is investing in public companies, but his two co-founders are leaving their firm, Social Capital.

The director got me to go down an alley to talk to a dude in trench coat. How was *your* Saturday?

A fire ecologist explains why this summer’s wildfires are so dramatic.

Give some thought to how you can make the best use of that old device you're leaving behind.

Google's official kit lets anyone with a Raspberry Pi build a smart speaker.

Mobile carriers and Apple have both made it easy for iPhone lovers to get the latest phone without having to pay the full amount up-front.

That time the federal government got serious about autonomous vehicles.

The Spinzall kitchen centrifuge does stuff like clarify fruit juices, make butter, and create clear herb oils.

The system, created by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency could give aircraft a 60-second warning before turbulence strikes.

Apple has boasted of its use of a cutting-edge data science known as "differential privacy." Researchers say they're doing it wrong.

Few foresaw that the Web would become the largest wank-off machine in creation. Though there were inklings.

Summer is nearly done. Get ready for fall with these nine albums.

Can a distraction-free e-Ink slate save us from our cluttered digital lives?

The iPhone X is all screen, no bezel—and it's a feat of industrial design.

Hulu's Emmy-nominated show presents a familiar scenario that seems far more horrifying than drought or an AI takeover.

Obama’s science office helped respond to numerous disasters—was anyone there as Harvey and Irma wreaked havoc?

Studies find that worker-protection rules, minimum-wage increases may bring more robots, fewer workers.

Three women sue Google saying it pervasively discriminates against women employees in pay and promotions.

While the orbiter will burn up over Saturn, its scientific legacy will live on.

It's wireless charging, and Apple's decision to embrace the Qi standard could have industry-wide effects.

A patch that would have prevented the devastating Equifax breach had been available for months. There's no excuse for that.

Employers increasingly use VR to recruit, retain workers.

Opinion: The new facial recognition technology could be the next frontier for surveillance.

Millennials are, like, so 2000-and-late.

The $99 camera pays homage to the classic Polaroid OneStep.

Donald Glover's Emmy-nominated show never sacrifices the impact of the joke or the grace of the message.

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, BMW showed off a concept sedan it says will soon enter production.

ExecThread lets members share 'hidden' job opportunities, but not everyone can join.

It may be possible to resurrect the Floreana tortoise, by studying a long-lost population left by pirates on an extinct volcano.

Our favorite wireless headphones get better with improved eartips and a redesigned cable system.

These headphones for runners stay put, but it's tough to keep them connected.

Do we really want autonomous vehicles? One artist-provocateur imagines an alternative: the _driverful_ car.

Indiana could provide a model of how states can better understand the spread and dangers of opioids.

Big Ag is pouring a lot of money into figuring out how. But the science still has a long way to go.