Using a global network of telescopes to see “the unseeable,” an international scientific team Wednesday announced a milestone in astrophysics
Scientists on Wednesday revealed the first image ever made of a black hole, depicting its hot, shadowy edges where light bends around itself in a cosmic funhouse effect.
Georgia is immensely proud of its ancient wine-making tradition, claiming to have been the first nation to make wine. Now it wants to be the first to grow grapes on Mars.
Minutes after take-off, the pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX were caught in a bad situation.
Google Thursday confirmed that it has disbanded a recently assembled artificial intelligence ethics advisory panel in the face of controversy over its...
It can’t dribble, let alone slam dunk, but Toyota’s basketball robot hardly ever misses a free throw or a 3-pointer.
Onstage at an investor conference last month, Google’s Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler identified a vexing challenge for the company’s most prized...
Nestled between Saturn's rings are a collection of mini-moons that NASA's Cassini spacecraft skimmed past in 2017. On Thursday, for the first time,...
Earth, meet Polo.
A burgeoning movement to outlaw fur is seeking to make its biggest statement yet in the fashion mecca of New York City.
They were born without a working germ-fighting system, every infection a threat to their lives.
Can a genetic test identify newborns at risk of becoming severely obese by middle age? Researchers say they have come up with one, and that it might allow...
Stands promoting spiritual practices, environmental causes and health food were out in force at the Body and Soul Expo at Beirut’s Seaside Pavilion this...
A group of businesswomen and activists from all over the globe met in Lebanon this weekend for the second edition of Lebanon’s women-only classic car rally,...
As spring flower fields around the Netherlands burst into bloom, painting the countryside with dazzling swathes of red, white, and blue, a modern day tulip...
When California legalized recreational marijuana use in 2016, Gene Grozovskiy decided he would show tourists the big change behind the scenes. Now he’s seeing...
If you like gawking at breathtaking sports cars with enormous engines, flowing aerodynamics and expensive carbon-fiber bodies, then you are in the right place...
The most expensive new car ever sold is a one-off Bugatti luxury sports car that has gone for 16.7 million euros ($18.9 million).
Remote-controlled robot jockeys lined up at a major camel racing festival in northeastern Egypt, as owners came under pressure from campaigns to stop using...
Google Tuesday unveiled a streaming platform called Stadia that allows video game play on any internet-connected device, eliminating the need for games...
Facebook is rolling out technology to make it easier to find and remove intimate pictures and videos posted without the subject’s consent, often called...
They may never be able to fill a stadium for a rock concert, but computers are making inroads in the music industry, capable of producing songs - and...
A text-generating “bot” nicknamed Tobi produced nearly 40,000 news stories about the results of the November 2018 elections in Switzerland for the media giant...
When a syringe-wielding drill thief tried sticking up a Home Depot near Yankee Stadium, police figured out quickly that it wasn't a one-off. A man had also...
An unmanned capsule from Elon Musk's SpaceX splashed down into the Atlantic Ocean Friday morning after a short-term stay on the International Space Station,...
NASA has captured unprecedented photos of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft, part of its research into developing planes that can fly...
Women have long relied on dating apps to find romantic partners, but many now are going online to seek another special someone: a friend.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking the social media company in a new direction by focusing on messaging. Chinese tech giant Tencent got there years ago...
SpaceX’s new crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station Sunday, acing its second milestone in just over a day.
A SpaceX rocket with an unmanned crew capsule blasted off Saturday for the International Space Station, in a key milestone for Elon Musk's space company and...
Europe needs its own technology to guard against a growing threat to its satellites from space junk ranging from dead satellites to tiny particles, according...
Japan's Nintendo Co. Ltd. said Wednesday that it will release two Pokemon role-playing titles for its Switch console, "Pokemon Sword" and "Pokemon Shield,"...
Handset makers are racing to launch their first smartphones with folding screens but analysts warn the technology is still too rudimentary and expensive to...
Scientists are providing new evidence to answer the long-standing question about why zebras have stripes.
Samsung has unveiled a highly anticipated smartphone with a foldable screen in an attempt to break the innovation funk that has beset the market.
A Japanese spacecraft is approaching the surface of an asteroid about 280 million kilometers (170 million miles) from Earth.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled a nearly $2,000 folding smartphone in a bid to top the technology of Apple Inc and Chinese rivals and...
Nearly a year in space put astronaut Scott Kelly's immune system on high alert and changed the activity of some of his genes compared to his Earth-bound...
Fans of Liverpool and Manchester City are set to watch this season’s Premier League title race from “inside the game,” even through the eyes of Sergio Aguero...