Born in desperation and long mocked, the social media platform has become a popular research and intelligence-gathering tool
Follow along as we award the best innovators of the year
Retailers are mining personal data to learn everything about you so they can help you help yourself to their products.
Sure, it can get aggravating, but here are some innovations that are making it easier and more enjoyable to take a trip
Only if utility companies are able to make their power grids smart enough to spot outages and "heal" themselves
Get ready for the day when your big screen and your small screens work together to connect you with shows and products.
Voting experts David Becker and Thad Hall discuss the technologies that could forever change the way we register and cast our votes
Brain scans suggest Democrats and Republicans actually are different biologically. Welcome to the world of political neuroscience.
Is the crippling of New York City enough to motivate other cities to protect themselves against extreme weather?
Incredibly powerful supercomputers and a willingness to acknowledge that they're not perfect has made weather scientists become much more effective in forecasting hurricanes.
In a new book, Oxford research psychologist Kevin Dutton argues that psychopaths are poised to perform well under pressure
A Microsoft prototype called Digits could put the power to control everything from TV screens to smart phones in a device you wear on your wrist
The war on cancer has been going on for more than 40 years. Here are 10 small--and maybe not so small--victories scientists have had this year
It sounds funny, but when Google created a huge computer network that was able to identify cats from YouTube videos, it was a big leap forward for artificial intelligence.
A lot of police departments will soon have their own flying robots. How far should they be allowed to go in shooting video from the sky?
Here are 10 things scientists have learned about trees this year. Thanks to climate change, it's not a pretty picture.
Cutting-edge research in regenerative medicine suggests that the future of health care may lie in getting the body to grow new parts and heal itself.
New research suggests that most people may not be as committed to their moral principles as they think they are
Educating Americans for the 21st Century
Salman Khan, a rising star in the education world, has a vision for a new kind of classroom
Set to be christened in 2013, this new naval warship will amaze, leaving almost no wake in the open seas
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