As people asking Google this question have accurately observed, smiles are grimly absent from early photographs.

Larry Page announces some changes to the company structure.

The juvenile justice system was designed to “hide youthful errors from the full gaze of the public.” But the extra penalties attached to these sentences have ruined many lives.

Audiences today can be so sensitive to edgy jokes they publicly shame the comedians who make them. Have we lost our sense of humour?

How much €100 buys across the eurozone - mapped

Molchanova was diving to 35 metres in the Mediterranean on Sunday, but never surfaced; friends and family believe she has died

How a rich entrepreneur persuaded the city to let him create his own high-tech police force.

A Ghanaian entrepreneur thinks he has the answer to Africa’s fake medicine problem

Culture conservatives win battle in ‘anti-American’ history debate as board approves plan to include section in advanced placement courses

China has been feverishly piling sand onto reefs in the South China Sea for the past year, creating seven new islets in the region. It is straining geopolitical tensions that were already taut.

Sumail Hassan made $200,000 after one month as a professional gamer in the U.S. His team, Evil Geniuses, will compete next week for more than $6 million.

A Medford, Massachusetts narcotics detective is caught on camera telling a motorist he'll "put a hole right through your head."

President Obama has signed an executive order calling for the US to build the world's fastest computer by 2025.

Russian security services are cracking down on alleged corruption in the newly annexed peninsula

We know that a gene can determine how strongly we experience bitter flavors. Scientists wanted to know if this was also true for sweet. Their study shows genetics may affect our taste for sugar, too.

In deep space lies a ‘supervoid’ that could be the biggest structure ever known

This morning, the UN Human Rights Committee — the independent treaty body that monitors state implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) — released its concluding observations on Canada. Most notably, Bill C-51 ...

In Laguna Beach, Calif., volunteers at the annual Pageant of the Masters bring paintings and sculptures to life.

Caution: Auto playing music.

The folks at Magic Leap remain tight-lipped about what the device looks like and exactly how it functions, but a recently uncovered patent application may provide some helpful clues.