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People tend to focus on whether an experience ends on an up note or a sour one, even if it leads us to make bad decisions. A new study examines why.

Groups like Tok the Vote believe viral clips are the best way to get young people to cast their ballots.

The humor site has survived it all: new owners, layoffs, a culture war. Now a worker-owned cooperative, it needs to update its voice—and bring home the bacon.

Neither President Trump nor Joe Biden is talking much about broadband access, retraining workers, or US spending on research.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off for the second and last time on a debate stage Thursday night in Nashville.

A study analyzing patterns in online comments found that liberals and conservatives use different words to express similar ideas.

The puny insect can withstand forces 39,000 times its body weight. Scientists just discovered its super-strength secret—which could inspire new materials.

You might think of it as the force that slows things down, but you literally couldn't get anywhere without it.

An AI tool that “removes” items of clothing from photos has targeted more than 100,000 women, some of whom appear to be under the age of 18.

You'd think that have a reading delivered via machine algorithm would make it feel less useful or relevant. You'd think wrong.

For $500, the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Evo is a fantastic turntable that will last vinyl-loving audiophiles a lifetime.

From the memory supplement’s launch in 2007 through 2016, agency officials repeatedly raised concerns as the number of consumer complaints grew.

From X-rated Twitter feeds to ErectionSeason.com, sex workers are using their talents to get fans to the polls.

More than 400,000 people tuned into AOC's stream of a marathon Among Us session with representative Ilhan Omar and Twitch luminaries.

The justice department's case against Microsoft in the 1990s was much stronger than the one it's concocted against the Mountain View tech giant.

In an antitrust suit, the Justice Department claims the company uses exclusive deals with device makers and browser makers to prop up its near-monopoly on search.