Jupiter is five times farther from the sun than Earth. So why is its upper atmosphere so much hotter than ours? That’s the question of Jupiter’s energy crisis that scientists have been trying to answer for more than 50 years. On August 4, 2021, a team of…

After Afghanistan, Chinese leader may conclude US won't intervene, scholar says

Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server.

SpaceX is set to make history as Elon Musk’s space company prepares to launch four civilians to orbit. They will become the first full crew of non-professional astronauts to fly to space.

Known as Inspiration4, the mission is the creation of SpaceX and billionaire…

The new hotness for law enforcement is trying to end the careers of police accountability activists. When approached by people filming...

The debate over COBOL's continued relevance and indeed its future continues to persist in the developer community and IT world in general. But while every business has its language preferences, there is no denying that even though COBOL is 60 years old, it…

Censors pose a threat to the entire Internet.

US focused too heavily on child sex trafficking in case with no trafficking charges.

A separate group of Senators is also launching an investigation into Instagram claiming it's working with a whistleblower.

Homeowners who resisted the urge to renovate during the first 18 months of the pandemic may find now is their chance, as lumber prices that soared to dizzying heights in the spring have crashed back down to earth.

I will die on this hill.

Case Western Reserve University researchers, in partnership with Brown University, examine COVID-19 vaccine’s effectiveness over time on seniors.

We test three prevailing hypotheses about American business

As Big Pharma reckons with opioids, the FDA must explain in detail where the process went wrong and what steps the agency is taking to make sure such a disaster never occurs again.

@ianlancetaylor, @griesemer, and I are wondering about different possible plans for updating APIs that would have used generics but currently use interface{}, and we wanted to cast a wider net for ...

Satellites are not manufactured in ordinary production halls, but in clean rooms. Why is that so? What kinds of things can be found in normal rooms that could damage the satellite hardware? And how clean can you get a room?

Reading a good book is a great joy. And recommending a good book is almost as enjoyable.
I’ve long been fascinated by books on espionage, and this contributed in no small part to me eventually joining the Dutch intelligence world, and later, rejoining it…