Emerging Tech

Is It Time for the U.S. to Partner With China in Space?

One of America's biggest rivals could also be its next best ally in the cosmos.

Cybersecurity

How the U.S. Power Grid Is Like a Big Pile of Sand

And why that puts the country at risk for widespread power outages.

Digital Government

NSA Reforms: What Will Change, And What Won't

Depending on who you ask, the changes Obama announced pave the way toward serious reform or are merely window dressing.

Emerging Tech

NASA's Budget Woes Eclipse Plans for Another Moon Walk in 2020

Americans have not set foot on the moon's surface since 1972. During his presidency, George W. Bush wanted to change that.

Digital Government

Latest NSA Leak Nears Science Fiction Levels

Documents reveal the intelligence agency is racing NASA, Google and the scientific community to build the most powerful computer in the world.

Emerging Tech

Video: Mistletoe Drone Floats Above San Francisco's Union Square

Can Christmas-themed drones turn around the technology's reputation as killing machines?

Digital Government

The 10 Biggest Scientific Breakthroughs of 2013

From neuroscience to outer space, scientists churned out results with important implications for the future.

Digital Government

Task Force Blasts NSA's Collection and Storage of Personal Data

A group of presidential advisers recommends more than 40 changes to the NSA's data collection program.

Digital Government

Navy Technology Aims to Make Fuel out of Seawater

Jet fuel derived from the ocean would cost between $3 and $6 a gallon to make.

Emerging Tech

NASA Is Sending Basil to the Moon

The space agency is sending a few seedlings to live and prosper on the moon before we can.

Digital Government

Death Toll of 2009 Swine Flu Outbreak Is 10 Times Higher Than Once Thought

A new study funded by the World Health Organization finds that the H1N1 virus claimed thousands more lives globally.

Digital Government

Obama: 'I Was Not Informed Website Wasn't Working'

Obamacare Fix Allows Outdated Insurance Plans Through 2014

Digital Government

The Health Care Website Is Not Like Facebook

Comparing the two platforms, as one congressman did Thursday morning, doesn't quite work.

Cybersecurity

Americans' Worries About Internet Privacy Go Beyond NSA Surveillance

The average citizen has other fish to fry when it comes to living on the Web.