A computer programmer discovers a widely used computerized voting program on a publicly accessible Internet server.

The system is clearly broken. But there is no evidence that Bush won because of voter fraud.

A security specialist explains why his open-source version of the FBI's snooping technology is a victory for privacy fans.

Critics say Redmond's new security initiative will imprison users. But why would Bill Gates want to do that?

Clean air can be a powerful tool against airborne viruses. Why aren't we using it?

Our Illinois public high school blithely flew the Confederate flag for years. Then demographics began to change

"This new approach promises to be a valuable tool for farmers . . . "

Surviving an extinction-level event requires adapting to a new environment

The White House is retaliating against the former president as Trump digs himself in a deeper hole over his mishaps

A.I. is imbuing computers with the most human of traits, creativity. Not everyone is happy about it

Activists worry new systems won’t resolve disputed results.

In new Facebook video, Israeli PM says his right-wing government is in jeopardy

Amnesty International report slams Israeli military's impunity after "unprecedented death and destruction" in Gaza

New research at the level of neurons is untangling how psychedelic drugs like DMT change the brain

In an excerpt from "Mind Wide Open" Steven Johnson details his attempt to catch his own mind in the act of thinking.