Emerging Tech

This Is the clearest photo of Mars yet

Photos have not revealed any water or signs of life.

Emerging Tech

Get ready for computers worldwide to automatically smother cyber strikes

‘Cyber ecosystem’ could mimic dynamics of the human immune system to isolate and contain threats robotically.

Modernization

Don't expect to use a gadget during takeoff and landing anytime soon

Industry experts say it does not make sense for airlines to change the rules now.

Emerging Tech

Brain scans could help measure effectiveness of behavioral therapy

Findings suggest combat victims could be directed to more effective treatments.

Emerging Tech

Video: NASA satellite captures first glimpse of Curiosity's tracks from Martian orbit

The little rover is on the go, and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was there to document it.

Digital Government

How Google builds its maps—and what it means for the future of everything

An exclusive look inside Ground Truth, the secretive program to build the world's best accurate maps.

Emerging Tech

Democratic lawmakers praise Internet freedom platform

Democratic lawmakers are praising language in their newly approved party platform that calls for protections for an open and free Internet.

Cybersecurity

A BitCoin heist and the upside of government regulation

Last night's Bitcoin heist of $250,000 (or so) worth of the virtual currency shows that this world isn't quite ready for an online alternative to dollar bills.

Emerging Tech

The Martian landscape, in wacky 3D

The red planet becomes the red and blue planet.

Emerging Tech

Tweets peaked Tuesday as Michelle recounted Obama's concern

Michelle Obama drove the conversation surrounding the Democratic convention on Tuesday night, according to tweets-per-minute data supplied by Twitter.

Emerging Tech

President Obama's Reddit AMA: The numbers are in, and they're huge

The stats behind the "the only link in recorded history to have surpassed the front page"

Emerging Tech

'Internet freedom' touted by both parties

They oppose proposals that would give the United Nations a greater role in running the Internet.

Digital Government

NASA can explain why the world won't end, still mystified by Internet commenters

Dr. David Morrison, a senior scientist at NASA, receives thousands of emails from conspiracy theorists and doomsday skeptics.

Emerging Tech

We the People nets more than 3 million signatures

About 2.7 million have joined the site since its September 2011 launch.

Emerging Tech

Video: The Jet Propulsion Lab is way weirder (and awesomer) than you even imagined

Luke Johnson, a graphic designer at Caltech's Jet Propulsion Lab, documents the campus through photos and GPS data.

Emerging Tech

Is Facebook yesterday's news in the presidential race?

The real action in digital campaigning may not hinge on public-facing social-media networks.