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The Navy's unmanned, autonomous combat jet demonstrator continues to successfully pass milestones for unmanned aviation

A New York Times mini-documentary examines the flawed science behind the 1980s 'crack baby' scare.

It's the difference between a grainy black-and-white film and HD.

Yahoo, a service people used to use, spends lots and lots of money on Tumblr, a service people use now. And by "people" we mean "teens." Hence the purchase.

Related: Do they change the surrounding temperature?

Plus the most beautiful image of Earth, New York City on Venus, and the world's largest (deflated) rubber duck.

Everyday science, familiar plotlines, and an absence of jargon make this the most accessible Star Trek yet.

The robot can course at 22 kilometers per hour.

A change of skin tone can bring a change of heart, apparently.

A refresher in genetic mutations, breast cancer risk and the perils of overawareness

Unlike the commonly deployed social smile, distressed expressions–anger, fear, sadness, and occasionally surprise–prove much more difficult to display on command.

The industry and the F.A.A. say the climate effects of flying civilians into space will be negligible, but some scientists fret about the accumulation of black carbon in the stratosphere.

It's a fact of the archaeological record: Modern humans survived and Neanderthals did not. Why? And what does it teach us about our own survival?

A new device protects soldiers by detecting and locating optical glass.

The process that created Dolly the sheep in 1996 has now been proven successful in humans.

And without it, could I do everything a five-toed human does?

All states now have a 0.08 percent legal limit, but the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says you're drunk at 0.05 percent blood-alcohol content.