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Boaty McBoatface makes its triumphant return, hauling 'unprecedented data'

Boaty McBoatface makes its triumphant return, hauling 'unprecedented data'

The curiously named submersible wrapped up its inaugural voyage last week. And, as the British Antarctic Survey noted Wednesday, Boaty acquitted itself well on the seven-week expedition.
by Colin Dwyer

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As firms gauge cost, Ukraine says cyberattack under control

As IT security workers turned their eye toward cleaning up the mess, others wondered at the attackers' motives. Some believed that this latest ransomware outbreak was less aimed at gathering money than at sending a message to Ukraine and its allies.
by The Associated Press

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New cyberattack causes mass disruption globally

A new and highly virulent outbreak of malicious data-scrambling software appears to be causing mass disruption across the world, hitting companies and governments in Europe especially hard.
by The Associated Press

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EU fines Google a record 2.42 billion euros

EU fines Google a record 2.42 billion euros

European regulators said "Google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to another Google product, its comparison shopping service."
by The Associated Press

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Moonwalkers' Apollo 11 capsule gets needed primping for its star turn on Earth

Moonwalkers' Apollo 11 capsule gets needed primping for its star turn on Earth

In 1969 it was the orbiting home and refuge for the first astronauts who walked on the moon. Today, after decades on display in a Smithsonian museum, the module is being restored for a national tour

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Forget Freud: Dreams replay our everyday lives

Forget Freud: Dreams replay our everyday lives

Sigmund Freud thought dreams were all about wish fulfillment and repressed desire. But scientists now think they're linked to memory processing and consciousness. And they're often quite mundane.
by Jon Hamilton

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Dr. Mae Jemison on the need for science literacy

Dr. Mae Jemison on the need for science literacy

Physician, astronaut and engineer Dr. Mae Jemison says everybody needs to be "science literate" to think their way through the day, and be a contributing member of society.
by MPR News Staff

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How your sandwich changed the world

What road did your lunch travel before it reached your plate? This video follows a BLT from the fields where it began its journey.
by NPR Staff

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