Science

Mindfulness apps aim to help people disconnect from stress
Finding inner calm hard to come by? Some people use their device obsession to help them disconnect. The apps aren't a quick fix, therapists say, but might help you stick to a mindfulness practice.
Equifax takes down webpage after report of new cybersecurity 'situation'
When people tried to visit a certain page on the company's website Thursday, they got an error message: "We're sorry ..." Equifax says it is looking into a report of fraudulent links on its site.
Facebook, Google spread misinformation about Las Vegas shooting. What went wrong?
The platforms promoted the name of a man falsely accused of being the shooter by surfacing less-credible sites. The companies say they're working on fixes, but analysts say the challenge is massive.
Nobel physics prize awards discovery in gravitational waves
For years, three physicists worked to prove Einstein was right -- that gravitational waves are rippling through space-time. In 2015, they made history as part of the LIGO Collaboration.