New hires confirm that Apple hasn't given up its autonomous driving ambitions.

New insights into the formation of gas bubbles in liquid and how foams collapse.

The sharing economy meets the mania for decluttering, as people realise they can let others use their spare rooms, sheds and attics for cash

The Guinness World Record-setting 633 divers retrieved at least 1,626 pounds of trash at the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier in Florida.

A clever bit of marketing has obscured the more nuanced nature of human well-being.

Roky Erickson — lead vocalist and principal songwriter for the psychedelic band the 13th Floor Elevators and one of the leading lights of Texas rock — died Friday in Austin. He was 71.

That's it, BBM folks. Friday is the last day you'll be able to use BlackBerry's free messaging service that's available on Android, iOS, and yes, BlackBerry phones. BBM, short for BlackBerry Messenger, was rolled out in 2005, two years before the first iPhone. At the time, it was the gold standard for messaging services. But since the age of the smartphone, and with services like iMessage and the huge variety of other messaging services and apps, BBM is the least relevant it&...

"Despite desperate attempts by the oil and gas industry to persuade policymakers that their products have a future in a climate-safe world, a rational look at the data clearly shows otherwise."

The new DOM Pizza Checker uses a ceiling-mounted camera and artificial intelligence to make sure that every pizza is up to standards.

A new study examines the molecular connection between diet and depression.

More than 80,000 cancer cases diagnosed each year in the U.S. may be tied to an unhealthy diet, according to a new study. The study researchers used a mathematical model to estimate the number of U.S. cancer cases tied to suboptimal intake of seven dietary components known to be related to cancer risk. These included diets low in whole grains, dairy, fruits and vegetables; and diets high in processed meats, red meats and sugar-sweetened beverages.

While Apple is a strong proponent of user privacy, a new lawsuit accuses the company of disclosing and selling certain iTunes purchase data. Bloomberg reports that Apple has been hit with a class action alleging that it discloses and sells information about iTunes listening habits. In the lawsuit, customers from Rhode Island and Michigan accuse Apple of selling personal listening information about its customers, without consent. The customers say they hope to represent “hundreds of thousands�...

"Sesame Street" has introduced a new character named Karli -- a young Muppet in foster care, and her “for-now” parents, Dalia and Clem. Karli's debut is part of initiative from the "Sesame Street in Communities" program, which provides free resources for community providers and caregivers on various topics, including tough issues like homelessness and traumatic experiences, according to Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind the popular child...

‘We the Cree people are laughing about it because of what it means in our language,’ says Grand Chief Jonathan Solomon

"Landmark" study finds a highly processed diet spurred people to overeat compared with an unprocessed diet, about 500 extra calories a day. That suggests something about processing itself is at play.

Juan de Leon Gutierrez, 16, left his eastern Guatemala home due to years of drought. He died in US custody weeks later.

It’s a long-observed fact that the phenomenon of the YouTube let’s play has benefits beyond just entertaining viewers and gradually introducing teenagers to neo

Doctors in Belgium have called for parents who raise their children as vegans to face prosecution after a number of deaths in schools, nurseries and hospitals.

Scientists are trying to crack the code of how smell works—and create robots that can sniff out the world's secrets like a dog.