AT-121 looks good on paper, but don’t expect it to solve the opioid crisis any time soon.
A new painkiller promises relief without addiction, but there's still lots to do
Don't like what Google says about you? You might be able to change it
Control what people see.
How a kickball helped surgeons heal a fetus
Before operating within a living womb, they had to practice.
The backyard griddle is ready to challenge charcoal and gas grills
Make smashburgers like a short order cook.
Cheese played a surprisingly important role in human evolution
Ancient Egyptian cheese helps us understand when and how dairy came into our lives.
Probiotics are drugs, so we should test them like drugs
Only a few probiotic pills have actually been proven to work, despite all the health claims supplement companies make about them.
Appliances, smartphones and 8K TVs: More of the best gadgets from IFA 2018
In-flight Wi-Fi is terrible—here's how to make it better
Don’t waste airplane time on load times.
How to clean up your computer's embarrassingly messy desktop
Give your machine a digital declutter.
Five tools for meticulous measurements
Distance, weight, and even color have dedicated measuring tools.
When you should eat breakfast—and when you can probably skip it
Your first meal of the day isn’t as simple as you might think.
Tropical Storm Gordon could hit hurricane status before it next hits the U.S.
The weak storm is on its way out of Florida, but it's gaining strength.
Last week in tech: A huge pile of new gadgets to close out the summer
Who will sit in the giant Acer gaming throne once winter comes?
An inside look at a $2,200 pair of custom headphones
The Ultimate Ears Live in-ear monitors use hearing aid tech for super-precise sound.
Something called ‘squeezed light’ is about to give us a closer look at cosmic goldmines
Gravitational wave detection is going through an even tighter squeeze.
The scoop on how mouse poop might get humans to Mars
Researchers are testing how life on the International Space Station affects the microbiome.
Space debris or sabotage? Conflicting theories about the recent ISS leak
The leak has been repaired, but its origins remain mysterious.
Marvel’s Spider-Man PS4 game twists physics to make web-swinging super fun
Insomniac games started with real physics and tweaked to make swinging around the city a blast.
Mathematicians finally found the perfect bubble blowing formula
Science tackles the hard questions at last.
Charted: Here's how much your food waste hurts the environment
When you let broccoli rot in your fridge, you add noxious gases to more than just your veggie drawer.