FitBit data is shining a light on just how much we lose when we don't get enough shut-eye.

There are literally no words for the hacker drama’s latest enthralling experiment.

A new genetic history of the Eternal City reveals a dynamic population shaped in part by political and historical events.

Hong Kong's leadership used one case - of a jilted boyfriend killing his pregnant lover - as a pretext to introduce extradition laws that prompted the chaos.

A businessman and the hapless assassins he hired were all convicted of attempted murder.

In the 1,006 days since Donald Trump became president, his administration has shown little vigilance when it comes to its own security, and a new internal memo suggests the White House is working to weaken its own cybersecurity safeguards.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces a tough test Wednesday as he testifies publicly before a House panel on Libra, his company's controversial effort to launch a global cryptocurrency.

A perfect-storm mixture of hurricane, ocean and seafloor topography can create distinct seismic signals called “stormquakes.”

When James DeLine chose the life of a country doctor, he had no experience treating the Amish, and no idea they would take his work to the leading edge of genetic medicine.

The deadly virus wreaking havoc in Asia has been detected in Timor-Leste, just 680km north of Darwin

Primordial black holes born in the moments after the big bang could clear up some of cosmology's most confounding conundrums

Tree theft, which led to the deadly Maple fire in Washington, may be costing the US Forest Service up to $100m each year

Study has shown that book readers who read about fiction, drama and romance are nicer, empathetic and kinder.

“Data generated by each individual needs to be owned by them, with certain rights conveyed that will allow them to know how it’s used and protect it.”

The world's largest furniture manufacturer is going off grid.

The findings put pressure on airline regulators to take stronger action to fight climate change as they prepare for a summit next week.

USDA should not be allowed to play politics with the safety of the American food supply and workers’ lives.

Economics is predictably unpredictable, says Microsoft's co-founder in an interview.

The virtual card automatically protects people from being charged at the end of a free trial period.

The pop star had grand plans for his autobiography, but only a few months to live.