Why do butterflies flutter? Nic and Si reveal exactly what's happening during the flight of these beautiful creatures with the help of a super slow motion camera.

Iraqi lawmakers elected a veteran Kurdish politician on Thursday to replace long-serving Jalal Talabani as the country's new president in the latest step toward forming a new government. But a series of attacks killed dozens of people and Islam ...

After the introduction of the Surface Pro 3, I tweeted that I thought it would do pretty well in the market. I should have clarified that I meant that in the context of prior Surface sales, but I can’t edit tweets after the fact, so here we are.

Though the app stores continue to fill up with ever more mobile applications, the reality is that most of these are not sustainable businesses.

Scientists say a space probe aiming to become the first to land on a comet has taken images that appear to show its target could actually be two separate lumps of rock and ice flying in tandem.

After D.C. resident Patti Hammond Shaw was arrested, she claimed male officers searched her and locked her up with men who allegedly abused and threatened her. This is how she fought to make sure this won’t happen to others.

Texting has become the dominant form of communication among teens, with the average American teen sending and receiving thousands of texts each month. This has led to widespread concerns that the informal spelling and grammar used in texts (termed &q ...

The World Cup isn't over yet, but Brazil's politicians are already facing fallout from the devastating defeat of the national team at the hands of Germany on July 8. That some Brazilian fans decided to react with violence comes, perhaps, as ...

China's inexplicable fondness for napping in strange locations is a well-documented affair. The Telegraph has a gallery showcasing photographer Kevin Frayer's unique interest in cataloging those who have decided to slumber in the various Ik ...

Despite a continuing lack of rich vigilante superheroes, crime in America has been dropping for decades. Among other things, this means that police officers now have it easier: It's safer to be a cop today than it has been in over 50 years. In f ...

YouTube's revenues were lighter than analysts expected, according to a new report from Amir Efrati at The Information. Citing two sources, Efrati said gross revenue for Google from YouTube was $3.5 billion in 2013. After payments to partners, ne ...

New battery technology energy output 5 – 8 times higher than lithium ion batteries

Research in digital media is turning data science into human subjects research. It seems nearly everyone is angry about Facebook’s already infamous emotional manipulation study—most recently, European regulators. A number of solid objections to both ...

Many national parks in the United States have already experienced "extreme" climate change over the past few decades, and the trend is likely to accelerate unless bold steps are taken, government scientists warn in a new study.

The lower house of the Russian parliament (known as the State Duma) just passed a bill that could change the way the internet works within the country.

A shopping mall in Singapore is believed to be selling Housemaids as if they were commodities, according to reports. An investigation by Al Jazeera has found that the Bukit Timah Shopping Centre situated in the South East Asian nation is known for se ...

Prosecutors in Sweden pursuing Julian Assange over rape allegations have rejected a demand by his lawyers to hand over new evidence and withdraw the warrant for his arrest, setting the stage in two weeks' time for the first legal battle in the c ...

For this week’s Longreads Member Pick, we’re excited to share a story from The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, a new book from science reporter Sam Kean looking at stories about the brain and the history of neuroscience.

Goalkeeper Tim Howard scores a goal from a clearance kick thanks to the strong winds.

The North Korean border has never been a hospitable place. It’s home to mines, guard towers and guns — all of it an intractable symbol of the animosity between the North and the South. But just six miles into North Korea sits a sprawling complex of f ...