Reducing air pollution at its source can substantially improve health within a few weeks, and the savings from reduced death and disease exceed the costs, according to a review of existing research.

After months of anticipation, SpaceX's new crew-worthy spacecraft, Crew Dragon, is finally prepped for its last major test before astronauts can begin using it for rides to the International Space Station. But finding the right weather conditions could be a roadblock this weekend.

A team of Canadian astronomers have played a key role in locating a second fast radio burst, a crucial step in identifying what causes these mysterious signals from outside Earth's galaxy.

GameStop announced sales in the holiday period were $1.8 billion, sending its stock down as much as 16%.

The bed frames will be recycled into paper products after the Olympics.

The news: Microsoft has created an automated system to detect sexual predators trying to groom children online.

These aren't Milky Way stars.

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia looks like it could become the longest-running live-action comedy series after FX revealed it was in “active talks” for more seasons. The comedy tied with ABC’s Th…

The long read: What links an eccentric Oxford classics don, billionaire US evangelicals, and a tiny, missing fragment of an ancient manuscript? Charlotte Higgins unravels a multimillion-dollar riddle

A new genetic engineering technology could help eliminate malaria and stave off extinctions — if humanity decides to unleash it.

The plant Cannabis sativa produces more than 400 chemicals, but only one, THC, gets you high. Or so it seems. A group of Italian researchers announced on December 30th the discovery of two new cannabinoids, chemicals produced by weed like THC and CBD.

More details are emerging about the scale and scope of disgraced data company Cambridge Analytica’s activities in elections around the world — via a cache of internal documents that’s being released by former employee and self-styled whistleblower, Brittany Kaiser.

Apps used a variety of tricks to covertly install well-written espionage software.

Cannabis users performed better than those who never tried cannabis in a recent study that tested participants' working memory.

“Stranger Things 3,” “The Witcher” and “The Umbrella Academy” were among the most popular series offered on Netflix in 2019, the streaming giant has confirmed. Netflix has issued a series of top 10 “most popular” lists for its content in various genres, breaking down the movies, series, nonfiction programs, documentaries, comedy specials, kids and family and international releases that were among the most viewed in the U.S. market.

China's official Purchasing Managers' Index for manufacturing came in at 50.2 for the month of December, the country's statistics bureau said on Tuesday.

A mission to launch thousands of satellites is about to begin, but scientists say this could affect astronomy.

The Chinese scientists and two associates will be punished after a secret trial.

Elon Musk said that Las Vegas is "hopefully" getting a fully operational underground commercial tunnel in 2020.

Italy's supreme court has ruled that cultivating cannabis on a small scale for personal use is legal, in a landmark judgment expected to provoke controversy.

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc will begin delivering Model 3 vehicles built at its Shanghai factory on Monday, a company representative told Reuters.

Today, visitors to Amazon Go cashierless stores need to scan an app to get in. In the future, Amazon may instead ask to just scan their hands instead. The US Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from Amazon on Thursday for a touchless scanning system that would identify people not by their faces but by characteristics associated with the palms of their hands, including wrinkles and veins.