By Aaron Gokaslan* and Vanya Cohen*

The proposed airships would move cargo more efficiently than oceangoing freighters — and produce far less pollution.

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The blocky confection took on a very different definition in England.

Who are the world's "microworkers" who make everybody's digital lives possible?

I pulled back the curtain on digital tracking. What I found was staggering.

Legislators in Washington State just signed a new bill into law making it legal for people to compost their bodies upon death rather than choosing a more traditional funerary practice such as burial or cremation.

He solved a 127-year-old physics problem on paper and proved that off-centered boat wakes could exist. Five years later, practical experiments proved him right.

The rash of wildfires now consuming the Amazon rainforest can be blamed on a host of human factors, from climate change to deforestation to Brazilian politics.

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Documents suggest the firm has antagonized regulators and applied pressure to shape research of the world’s leading herbicide.

Just like other tech companies that have struggled to tackle misinformation on their platforms, Amazon has proven unable or unwilling to effectively police third-party sellers on its site. A Wall Street Journal investigation found 4,152 items declared unsafe…

Today's encore selection -- from Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky. Until 100 years ago, sturgeon were plentiful in the rivers and lakes throughout Europe and America, and caviar was an ordinary food for those who...

As summer temperatures rise, more buildings are installing energy-hungry air conditioners – a major contributor to climate change. But are there other ways to cool buildings down?

Dear new developer, This came up in a Hacker News comment thread recently: I’ve been working since the 90s and I never attempted to do FizzBuzz. Is it really relevant? Maybe to screen junior …