Intel’s Coffee Lake Core i7-8700K has launched, earning our top CPU recommendation at its price point. But there’s one issue worth being aware of going forward: Intel has declared that it will no longer officially disclose its per-core Turbo frequencies. When we queried Intel why this was being changed, the …

Beef often gets a bad rap in terms of healthy eating, especially when enjoyed in greasy cheeseburgers and steak sandwiches. But when you choose leaner cuts, beef becomes a healthier dish and an excellent source of muscle-building protein. Cuts like flank, skirt steak and sirloin have less fat and are …

When you think of French Macarons, you probably think about those cute, pastel-colored treats lined up in a rainbow fashion at your favorite bakery.  Of course, I went the complete OPPOSITE route and made them jet-black (or gothic, if you will).  These Healthy Black Velvet French Macarons are just as …

A new study published in the journal Animal Cognition demonstrates that raccoons (Procyon lotor) are able to learn to solve complex problems and that they approach classic tests of animal cognition in diverse and exciting ways. Raccoons learn to drop stones into a tube of water to retrieve a floating …

Scientists have shown that mutations present in circulating tumor DNA isolated from the blood predicts the likelihood a patient will respond to checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapies, indicating that a simple blood test could inform clinicians on whether to administer these treatment regimens. For the first time, researchers have used mutations detected …

Google’s much-anticipated hardware unveiling yesterday included the Pixel 2, some new Google Homes, and more. One thing notably absent was any mention of Android Wear. The Google Store got a visual refresh as all the new product pages went up, and that refresh apparently included the complete removal of the …

In the wake of the massive Equifax data breach, once again a spotlight has been shone on the overuse of the not-so-secret number that passes for a national ID in the United States–the Social Security Number (SSN). Perhaps we have become numb to these hacks and data breaches. What, my …

As you get older, some of your joints might get a little crunchy. The same is apparently true of robots. NASA has just sent two astronauts out on a multi-hour spacewalk to repair the International Space Station’s aging Canadian-built robotic arm, part of which broke down in late September. While …

The TechCrunch mobile app was in dire need of a refresh, so we rebuilt it from the ground up. Starting today, you can download the new app in the iOS App Store or Google Play store. If you already have the old version of the app installed on your phone, …

Using camera traps, University of Nottingham researcher Sheema Abdul Aziz and colleagues collected video evidence showing the small flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus) pollinating the flowers of durian (Durio zibethinus). Small flying foxes (Pteropus hypomelanus). Image credit: Zoo Leipzig. Large fruit bats of the genus Pteropus are severely threatened by hunting …