Finding Murder Victims in Unmarked Graves Can Be Made Easier with Lasers, Study Shows
Researchers were able to detect the unmarked graves clearly, even compared to a control dig.
To Solve a Medical Mystery, This Doctor Drank Live Bacteria
Dr. Barry Marshall swallowed helicobacter pylori to prove it was the cause of a common ailment.
Mammogram Machines Can Make You ‘Feel Like You’re from Another Planet’ When You’re Disabled
Physical structures and clinic access are only a piece of the cancer screening problem for people with disabilities.
After Hundreds of Years, We’ve Finally Figured Out How These Flies Can Swim Underwater
Alkali flies have been a fixture of Mono Lake, California for hundreds of years, but scientists only recently unravelled the secret of their aquatic abilities.
The SIM Hijackers
Meet the hackers who flip seized Instagram handles and cryptocurrency in a shady, buzzing underground market for stolen accounts and usernames. Their victims' weakness? Phone numbers.
How to Protect Yourself From SIM Swapping Hacks
Here’s a guide on how to prevent and protect yourself against the threat of hackers taking over your phone number and going after your online accounts.
This Nuke Expert's Terrifying New Novel Is the Warning We Need Right Now
Real life has hewed closely to fictional events in 'The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Attacks Against the United States,' taking the book's author, American nuclear policy expert Jeffrey Lewis, by surprise.
New Drone 'Cockpits' Aim to Make Remote Warfare Feel More Real
Improved ergonomics alone can’t lift the moral burden on drone operators far removed from the battlefield, for whom life-or-death decisions are all in a day's work.
Hackers Made a Gun That Can Be Fired With a Raised Eyebrow
The assistive technology is made from off-the-shelf parts and helps bring a popular hobby to those with disabilities.
How to Fix the Internet After the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
The fiasco over third party apps and the Facebook user data that got Trump elected is almost beside the point for researcher Hossein Derakhshan.
When Your Arrest Photo Appears on a Mugshot Website
Lawmakers are cracking down on sites like Mugshots.com and UnpublishArrest.com. At such a mushrooming online nexus of extortion and blackmail, will the legislation make any difference?
While No One Is Looking, Trump Is Escalating America’s Drone War
In expanding US drone strikes in Yemen, Somalia, and Afghanistan, Trump has "shredded" Obama-era safeguards to minimizing the risk of civilian casualties.