Karel Čapek's play "R.U.R." premiered in January 1921. Its influence cannot be overstated.

We’ve updated our 5-year cost of ownership study comparing a Tesla Model 3 to a Toyota Camry. The comparison gives us a look at how the Model 3 cost compares to a mass-market sedan. The original study from 2017 can...

New research increases understanding of brain changes in schizophrenia and autism

The controversy over SolarCity, which has dovetailed with questions about Musk’s mountain of debt and profit shortfalls, offers a window into the mindset of America’s most outlandish CEO.

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The British consulting firm didn’t steal the 2016 election, and it couldn’t have if it tried.

Improving American nutrition would make the biggest impact on our health care.

In China, scoring citizens’ behavior is official government policy. U.S. companies are increasingly doing something similar, outside the law.

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(Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates finances the military leader trying to topple a United Nations-recognized government in Libya. It helps lead a coalition of nations imposing an economic blockade of Qatar, despite U.S. calls to resolve the dispute. It…

Commuter rail stations in the San Francisco Bay Area should be some of the most valuable land in the region (and by extension, the world). So why are there so many parking lots and one-story buildings right next to them?

A groundbreaking study from Just Facts has found that the poorest 20% of Americas consume more goods and services than the averages for most of the world