Everyone wants a laptop that’s thin and light because we often need to haul these things around. Apple shaved a few more millimeters off its already slim laptops several years ago with the custom “butterfly” switches. Owners soon complained of defective switches and expensive repairs because of a few specks …

NASA has been pinging the Opportunity rover for the last several months, but the plucky little robot is still sleeping after its run-in with a massive Martian dust storm. There may still be hope for the mission, too. NASA engineers say that Opportunity has one last chance to save itself …

Sauropods are a group of plant-eating dinosaurs which exceeded all other terrestrial vertebrates in body size. A new, in-depth anatomical description of the best preserved specimens of Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis, a sauropod relative from North America, could help paleontologists with unraveling the mystery of why these dinosaurs got so big. Life …

A team of researchers in China has developed drug-delivering contact lenses that could self-report the drug release process by color change. The team’s work appears in the journal ACS Applied Materials Interfaces. Color-changing contact lenses could help doctors determine whether drugs are being delivered to the intended treatment site. Image …

We all probably know someone who just can’t seem to look up from their phone to have a face-to-face conversation. Perhaps, a tiny phone will help them connect more? That’s the angle smartphone maker TCL and Verizon are taking with the new Palm Phone. This device leaked a few weeks …

We don’t talk much about graphene these days. After a furious round of excitement and research half a decade ago, the topic has largely cooled off. Part of the reason why is because it proved incredibly difficult to manufacture in quantities that were useful. Research into the material has been …

Intel’s Core i9-9900K launch is right around the corner — the launch is this Friday — and we’re seeing some price movement from AMD as a result. Some maneuvering on this front is to be expected, given that AMD has had the eight-core market more-or-less to itself as far as …

When you are short on time these chocolate peanut clusters will save the day! Loaded with peanuts and marshmallows, these homemade chocolate candies are quick and easy to prepare for a crowd. They make a perfect addition to your holiday baking! Every holiday season I have to bring a treat …

Why share when access to benefits is uncertain is crucial to our understanding of the evolution of cooperation in human societies. In a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Dr. Catherine Crockford of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and colleagues investigated some of the …

In a press conference in Philadelphia, the 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams spoke about the challenges she is facing as a mum and the unfair treatment that pregnant black African-American women are getting. It hasn’t been easy being a black tennis player in a sport that black people typically …