Several US airlines hit by brief computer-related outage

At least three major U.S. airlines were briefly affected Monday by an outage at a technology…

Lawyer fighting palm oil among six to win environmental prize

When Alfred Brownell arrived in a remote Liberian village, the surrounding tropical rainforest had been leveled…

A daunting task begins: Reducing lobster gear to save whales

Fishing managers on the East Coast began the daunting process Monday of implementing new restrictions on…

Selling an old computer on eBay? You may also be giving away data you thought you erased

You're donating an old computer storage drive or putting one up for sale on eBay. But…

EU fine on Google weighs on parent Alphabet profits

Google parent Alphabet on Monday reported that profit in the first three months of this year…

Sensor-based technologies are promising to support independent living for older women

A study conducted by Assistant Professor Blaine Reeder, Ph.D., and co-authored by Catherine Jankowski, Ph.D., at…

Patterns of compulsive smartphone use suggest how to kick the habit

Everywhere you look, people are looking at screens. In the decade since smartphones have become ubiquitous,…

Won’t you be my neighbor? House hunting is a struggle for mixed-race couples with children

Mixed-race couples are a burgeoning population in the United States, accounting for 17 percent of all…

Astronauts might soon grow SPACE tomatoes

Tiny tomato plants developed at the University of California, Riverside, could one day feed astronauts on…

Parasitoid wasps may turn spiders into zombies by hacking their internal code

Parasitoid wasps lay their eggs on a spider's back. This team proposes that by injecting the…