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MIT engineers have developed an app that uses smartphone sensors to determine why your car's making that funny noise
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On April 5, 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 was making a routine landing. Suddenly, the plane tilts dangerously to the left
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A waterfront neighborhood in Toronto will be a test bed for technological innovations. It also raises concerns about privacy.
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That fateful discovery helped give us nuclear power reactors and the atomic bomb
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The works and machinations of Thomas Wilfred, a lone performer, inventor and visionary, are now on view
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New research on how occupants inhabit energy-efficient buildings reveals behaviors designers don't anticipate—and a slew of bloopers
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His work has become the seeds of a tech revolution that is rapidly changing our lives
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What can we learn from a 12-year-old who’s turning the literary world upside down? Everything
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The bravest new face on television is a Muppet that doesn’t say much. But she speaks volumes about life on the spectrum
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Gary Steinberg defied convention when he began implanting living cells inside the brains of patients who had suffered from a stroke
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Stanford researchers claim they can detect the lung infection more accurately than an experienced radiologist. Some radiologists aren't so sure.
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Biologists are taking a close look at how precisely calibrated timekeepers in organisms influence plant-pathogen interactions
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While still decades away, new research shows how custom vaccines could be developed
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That's the strategy behind Abuzz, a crowdsourcing project designed to track mosquito activity around the world
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Toward the end of WWI, it became clear to the U.S. government that pilots needed parachutes to better save their lives
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Kid tested and parent approved, these tech toys stand out for holiday wish lists
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They are among new approaches to dealing with a big problem in American health care
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Scientists have engineered sugarcane to increase its oil content, and they are developing renewable jet aircraft fuel from the oil
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Want to be a hit at your next party or family gathering? Bring a board game.
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From granny pods to morphing apartments, the future of shelter is evolving
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