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Building, and losing, a career on Facebook

Building, and losing, a career on Facebook

What a meme-maker and an investigative journalist teach us about the power of the Facebook empire, and how its opaque decisions harm real people.
by Aarti Shahani

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Searching for 'Facebook customer service' can lead to a scam

Searching for 'Facebook customer service' can lead to a scam

Say you got kicked off Facebook and need to get back on -- to talk to friends or run your small business. A Google search for "Facebook Customer Service" can lead to a surprise. A bad one.
by Aarti Shahani

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Scientists describe ancient bag-like sea creatures from China

Scientists describe ancient bag-like sea creatures from China

This thing is a lot uglier than a wrinkled bag. It's basically a giant gaping mouth with spikes and some extra holes -- probably for oozing waste.
by Rae Ellen Bichell

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Doctor considers the pitfalls of extending life and prolonging death

Doctor considers the pitfalls of extending life and prolonging death

In Modern Death, Dr. Haider Warraich says a slow dying process, during which patients move in and out of hospitals or nursing homes, is a "very recent development in our history as a species."

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Japanese arcade pioneer and 'Father of Pac-Man' has died

Masaya Nakamura, the "Father of Pac-Man" who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, has died. He was 91.
by Associated Press

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Can new DNA science help keep our fish safe?

Can new DNA science help keep our fish safe?

Scientists are experimenting with species' environmental DNA to find out how far and how fast it travels in streams. The technology is starting to revolutionize how we protect native animals.
by Jes Burns

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Tech executives fiercely criticize Trump immigration order

Tech executives fiercely criticize Trump immigration order

Leaders in the U.S. tech sector say President Trump's executive order banning immigrants from some Muslim-majority countries will sow confusion in their businesses and undercut its growing diversity.
by Jim Zarroli

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It's not just the Park Service: 'Rogue' federal Twitter accounts multiply

It's not just the Park Service: 'Rogue' federal Twitter accounts multiply

What started as one "unofficial resistance" Twitter account has grown to a list of more than 80 "rogue" accounts advocating for the science community and climate change research.
by Wynne Davis

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This tiny submarine cruises inside a stomach to deliver drugs

This tiny submarine cruises inside a stomach to deliver drugs

Scientists have created an experimental device that putters around inside the stomach, neutralizing acid and then delivering antibiotics. The goal is to help the antibiotics work better.
by Madeline K. Sofia

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Controversial research on creation of human-animal embryos published

Controversial research on creation of human-animal embryos published

Results from two sets of experiments provide encouragement to researchers working on "chimera" embryos that may someday be used to grow organs for transplantation into people.
by Rob Stein

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