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In tracing signed vocabularies’ evolutions, researchers applied phylogenetic analysis typically associated with biologically inherited traits to physically conveyed communications.

Computer modeling is tracing the hidden evolution of sign languages

Screenshot showing shaded rendering of Doom via E. Coli bacteria display

Running ‘Doom’ on E. coli cells… very, very slowly

As AI becomes more ubiquitous and naturalistic, many industry critics have voiced concerns about a potentially increasing number of people turning to technology instead of human relationships.

13 percent of AI chat bot users in the US just want to talk

Arrow pointing towards potential sonar scan of Amelia Earhart's airplane

Did sonar finally uncover Amelia Earhart’s missing plane?

Black and white portrait of George Carlin

Humans actually wrote that fake George Carlin ‘AI’ standup routine

Man waiting for new Microsoft default font

Get ready for Aptos, Microsoft’s new default font

Close up of teens with smartphone

Facebook and Instagram are making it harder for strangers to DM teens

Woman on phone in bed in darkened room with face obscured

Instagram will start telling teens to put down their phones and go to sleep

Orpheas Kofinakos, Herui Chen, Peter Zhang – The eXpressive Electronic Keyboard Instrument (XEKI)

Check out some of the past year’s most innovative musical inventions

Check out some of the past year’s best close-up photography

Check out some of the past year’s best close-up photography

Screenshot of emulator running 86-DOS version 0.1

This long-lost, earliest MS-DOS precursor was discovered in a floppy disk collection

Robert Lodder sends Lexington tourism data ad into space at evening launch event with horses in background

Lexington, Kentucky sent a tourism ad to ‘extraterrestrials’ with a DIY laser rig

Rendering of Astrobotic Peregrin lunar lander on moon's surface

NASA is headed for the moon next week, and it’s bringing lots of weird stuff

Chinese exchange student leaving tent after being rescued by law enforcement after cyber kidnapping scam

Teen ‘cyber kidnapping’ victim found hiding near Utah canyon

GIF of Willis Gibson achieving kill screen on classic Tetris

A 13-year-old wunderkind is the first human to ‘beat’ Tetris

CyberRunner robot capable of playing Labyrinth maze game

Watch an AI-leveraging robot beat humans in this classic maze puzzle game

Pharmacy shelves stocked with medications

Law enforcements can obtain prescription records from pharmacy giants without a warrant

Hand holding smartphone with Venmo app download in front of Venmo website on computer

Amazon cuts Venmo payment option barely a year after enabling it

Trevor Jacob jumping out of plane midair over mountains

YouTuber sentenced to prison after intentionally crashing his plane

Woman's hands holding 23andMe saliva testing box

23andMe says a data breach affected nearly half of its 14 million users

Closeup of female hands is holding cellphone outdoors on the street in evening lights.

Log into your abandoned Google account now

On Friday, founder and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired by the board of directors. Chaos ensued.

Actually, never mind, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI’s CEO

A detailed view of a drain cover on the track as seen from the McLaren VISTA during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Formula One race car cracks a drain cover during Las Vegas Grand Prix practice run

Research paper examples of AI and human faces against blurry crowd background

Some people think white AI-generated faces look more real than photographs

NASA ISS toolbag floating away above Earth

This tool bag is floating in space

No one bought Apple’s iconic HQ logo sign

Rimac Nevera hypercar action shot driving in reverse

Electric Vehicles

Rimac’s electric speed demon tore through a world record in reverse

California Forever concept art of utopian cityscape

Billionaire-backed company has bought all the land it needs for its ‘city of yesterday’

Close-up of Roman follis coins found off Italian coast

Divers recovered a treasure trove of more than 30,000 ancient, bronze coins off the Italian coast

Screenshot of star from NASA+ show 'Space Out'

NASA’s free streaming platform launches this week. Here’s what to watch.

The Beatles, English music group

Listen to ‘Now and Then’ by The Beatles, a ‘new’ song recorded using AI

Nightvision camera shot of a UAP

Want to report a UAP sighting? US government workers can now use this website.

Woman in sweater logging into Facebook on a tablet

Meta will offer premium ad-free Facebook and Instagram options—just not in the US

Woman's hands holding up cloth woven with smart fiber

This liquid crystal fabric is ‘smart’ enough to adapt to the weather

Woman sneezing into tissue on train

FTC smacks down makers of bogus ‘invisible mask’ against COVID-19

A hand holding a black pen and filling in the 1040 Individual Income Tax Return Form

The IRS’ free online tax filing program will be super exclusive in 2024

Charred scroll from Herculaneum undergoing laser scan

AI revealed the colorful first word of an ancient scroll torched by Mount Vesuvius

Two US Coast Guard officials handling remains of OceanGate Titan submersible

What the US Coast Guard found on their last OceanGate Titan salvage mission

A movie still from 'Psycho,' showing the silhouette of a man holding a knife.

Science Fiction

How horror movie soundtracks prey on our fears

Animal deterring robotic wolf sentry

Robotic ‘Super Monster Wolves’ are guarding Japanese towns against bears

Chipotle automated makeline station

Watch Chipotle’s latest robot prototype plunk ingredients into a burrito bowl

Tom Hanks smiling

Tom Hanks says his deepfake is hawking dental insurance

Archax robotic mech suit in warehouse

This gigantic mech suit can be yours for $3 million

old books in a pile

AI narrators will read classic literature to you for free

By Charlotte Hu

chatgpt shown on a mobile phone

ChatGPT can now see, hear, and talk to some users

Tesla Oracle Cybertruck cop car concept art

Electric Vehicles

Here is what a Tesla Cybertruck cop car could look like

a man in a ship

How to watch Star Wars in order—even the shows

By Debbie Wolfe

Revo Foods 3D-printed salmon

The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good

A weather balloon against blue sky

NASA wants to use AI to study unidentified aerial phenomenon

Pants on hangers

The US wants to dress military in smart surveillance apparel

Self-driving taxis blocked an ambulance and the patient died, San Francisco fire department says

Self-driving taxis blocked an ambulance and the patient died, San Francisco fire department says

YouTube home screen on smartphone

YouTube’s extremist rabbit holes are deep but narrow

Hands giving CPR to mannequin

Don’t ask Siri and Alexa for CPR instructions

Spotify considered axing white noise podcasts to save $38 million

Stack of international newspapers.

Associated Press sets its first AI rules for journalists

Blurry photo of Pink Floyd playing a concert

Scientists made a Pink Floyd cover from brain scans

Copy of Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' behind glass case

School district uses ChatGPT to help remove library books

Close-up of hand typing computer coding on laptop screen

AI programs often exclude African languages. These researchers have a plan to fix that.

Police car on the street at night

Pregnant woman arrested after facial recognition tech error

Lit incandescent light bulb laying on its side

The US ends incandescent lightbulb sales—with brighter days ahead

NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking across Tranquility Base with equipment after the Apollo 11 moon landing. Black and white photo.

Space junk is a precious treasure trove to some archaeologists

Giganotosaurus vs. T. rex in a screenshot from Jurassic World Dominion

Giganotosaurus vs. T. rex: Who would win in a battle of the big dinosaurs?

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

College of television screen images

Deepfake videos may be convincing enough to create false memories

A still from the movie Oppenheimer showing the atomic bomb and Robert Oppenheimer next to one another

What ‘Oppenheimer’ doesn’t tell you about atomic bombs

By Kelsey D. Atherton