Want a Robot That Can Really Feel? Give It Whiskers

Whiskers are all the rage in nature, so why not give them to robots?

Video: Watch the Dreamy History—and Lurid Future—of Film Color

From simple film-painting to digital post-production techniques, we've long been searching for the perfect hue.

Apple’s Privacy Pledge Complicates Its Push Into Artificial Intelligence

A puny iPhone is no match for a cloud server.

Remember When Martin Shkreli Bought the Wu-Tang Clan Album?

If he was Pharma Bro now, what would happen when people found out he bought our album?

The AlphaBay Takedown Sends Dark Web Markets Reeling

But law enforcement's raid on AlphaBay won't end the darknet's vibrant drug trade.

Verily's Mosquito Factory Accelerates the Fight Against Zika

The next release of sterile mosquitoes from MosquitoMate gets an assist from robotic sorters from the Google spin-off.

This Is How *Game of Thrones* Ends in Total Matriarchy

With the Stark sisters, the Mother of Dragons, and a few others, we could see an era of total female rule in Westeros.

Lenovo X1 Yoga Gen 2 Review: This Bendy 2-in-1 laptop gets an upgrade

We review Lenovo's hybrid 2-in-1 laptop, the second generation of the X1 Yoga.

Google’s Academic Influence Campaign: It's Complicated

Several academics named in a database of Google funding recipients say they’ve never received money from the company.

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Donald Trump, Border Walls, and Flying Bags of Heroin

Nope, sorry, a see-through border wall doesn't protect against tossed heroin.

Election Security Is a Surprisingly Controversial Issue

One would think that keeping elections safe would be an issue everyone backed. It's not that simple.

2017 Emmy Nominations: 'The Handmaid's Tale' Just Made Hulu a Prestige TV Player

The streaming service's breakout show nabbed an impressive 13 Emmy nods.

Russia Could Easily Spread Fake News Without Team Trump's Help

You don't need to be a campaign insider to narrowly target American voters with disinformation online.

Netflix's 'Castlevania' Is the Future of Videogame Adaptations

The anime version of the Dracula-killing, dungeon-crawling game franchise looks like a success—so we'll probably be seeing more like it.

Uber's New Tool Lets Its Staff Know *Less* About You

The controversial ride-sharing service is making a push for "differential privacy," a method that masks users' individual data.

Let's Do Some Physics and Learn About the Momentum Principle and the Work Energy Principle

Both deal with forces acting on an object, which often leads students to think they are similar. In a way, they are.

Soft Sensors Might Make Wearables Actually Wearable

Silver-plated fabric sensors could give wearables more of the stretchability and comfort of the best sweatpants.

Explore Pingelap Island Through the Eyes of the Colorblind

Surrounded by colors, all they see is gray.

Hestan Cue Review: A High-Tech Burner and Pan Combo That Practically Cooks for You

The Hestan Cue guides you through recipes step-by-step, setting your pan to exactly the right temperature.

AI and ‘Enormous Data’ Could Make Tech Giants Like Google Harder to Topple

A new record-breaking research paper is a reminder that AI could make Google, Facebook, and Amazon more immune to competition.