Here's everything we know.
Dozens of gas explosions rocked the Massachusetts towns of Lawrence, North Andover and Andover on Thursday evening, killing at least one person.
Fatal gas explosions rock Massachusetts towns—and the cause is still unclear
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Your phone screen is probably too bright—here's how to darken it beyond the built-in limit
Save your eyes at night.
When your bedroom is pitch black, you unlock your phone...and blazing light sears your eyes. Here's how to dim the screen beyond the lowest brightness setting.
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Hurricane category ratings can be misleading. Check out these deadly ‘minor’ storms.
Water kills far more than wind.
On its way to the North Carolina coast, Hurricane Florence weakened, yet simultaneously meteorologists warned that it was becoming more dangerous. That might seem…
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Hurricane Florence’s slow creep across the Carolinas is bad news
Wind speeds are not the problem.
The storm will be slow to weaken as it moves away from the warm ocean waters, but even as the winds subside, the real story of the hurricane is just beginning.
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New MacBook Air, Samsung's foldable smart phone, and the rest of the current tech rumors
Catch up on all the technology gossip without all the hype.
Keep it real with your tech rumors.
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Three affordable soundbars worth bringing home
In the last few months, I've played with several soundbars. Here are my picks.
In the last few months, I've played with several soundbars. Here are my picks. Luckily, none of them will break the bank.
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Humans are natural runners—and this ancient gene mutation might have helped
Your muscles are ready to run, whether you like it or not.
Your cells are ready to run a marathon, even if you’re not. Every cell in the human body is carrying a mutation that might help optimize our muscles for running long…
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Rolls Royce built a silent isolation chamber in its Phantom luxury car
It will likely command a hefty price hike on a car that's already well over $400,000.
It's really quiet inside the new Rolls Royce. Too quiet.
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Megapixels: Hurricane Florence races the sun to reach the East Coast in this epic satellite photo
The storm made landfall early Friday morning.
All eyes are on the Carolinas today, and the National Oceanic and Air Administration (NOAA) is no exception.
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Hot computers are slow and dangerous—here's how to fix yours
How hot is too hot?
Ever feel like your laptop is hot enough to burn your thighs? Here's how to tell whether your computer is reaching damaging temperatures—and how to fix it.
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Ditch your phone's built-in web browser for these seven alternatives
Protect your privacy, save data, navigate faster, and more.
Your phone comes with a built-in web browser—Chrome for Android and Safari for iOS. But if you switch to an alternative app, you can protect your privacy, save data,…
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Human spit is actually a great cleaning solution (and other award-winning scientific finds)
The annual Ig Nobel awards are a treasure.
Some of the research honored by the Ig Nobel awards is just for fun, but some of it also serves some greater purpose. Here are all this year's winners.
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Maker Faire 2018 preview: A car-crushing hand, cotton-candy robot, and DIY catapult competition
Eight amazing displays to check out.
This weekend, New York City will host World Maker Faire. Here are a few of the displays you should check out while you're there.
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Scientists followed a leatherback turtle through Hurricane Florence—here's what they saw
Satellites, sharks, and turtles, oh my.
“We’re monitoring where she is right now, and it just happens to be in the middle of a hurricane,” Kelly Martin says.
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How studying chicken butts cracked the inner workings of our immune system
A Golden Goose award just recognized how poultry enhanced our understanding of B and T cells.
Children were dying, and pediatrician Max Cooper couldn’t understand why. They had plenty of plasma cells, which he knew produced antibodies, but his patients who were…
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iOS 12 just gave your iPhone new features—here's how to use them
An AR measuring app, Memoji, easier photo sharing, and more.
This month, you can finally download and install iOS 12 on your iPhone. Here are some of the coolest updates you should try first.
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SpaceX wants to send private citizens to the moon (again)
We all want to know who it is.
Tonight at 9 pm eastern time, the world will gain a first glance at the latest private citizen to hand over a load of cash in exchange for a promised rare trip into…
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How to watch tonight's SpaceX announcement
SpaceX wants to send someone around the moon, but who?
Here's where you can watch the SpaceX livestream, at 9pm Eastern, 6 pm Pacific time.
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Last week in tech: New iPhones, emergency text alerts, and the coming wave of gadget announcements
Should you get a new iPhone? And why is the president texting us?
Listen to the latest episode of the podcast and catch up on a week of tech news dominated by the new iPhone and Apple Watch.
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A blindfolded sea otter named Selka shows how the critters find food in murky water
Proving the power of whiskers and paws.
Newly published research from the University of California at Santa Cruz helps us peer into the murk and figure out how those snuggly-looking critters find food.
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