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Most people have all sorts of breadcrumbs of their identity scattered around the internet. A dedicated sleuth can piece them together and reveal private information in a very public way.

When penguin colonies are surrounded by sea ice, the penguins tend to eat more fish, rather than krill. And colonies that eat more fish are more successful at sustaining their numbers.

US lawmakers and regulators are beginning to investigate big tech’s growing power, but they need to look beyond size and into their very natures.

Diabetes, which afflicts 29 million people in the U.S., remains a difficult disease to treat. Read how an algorithm devised by MIT researchers could help.

Time-lapse animations that once took days to create are now easy to build with publicly available satellite images and free online tools.

Researchers found that suicide-related searches soared in the weeks after the show’s release. What are the broader public health implications?

You won’t see Christie or Huckabee on the primetime debate stage Tuesday night. That’s because polls say their support is down. Problem is: polls are often wrong.

Some economists and others have argued smart machines are increasingly stealing our jobs. In fact, the opposite may be true.

Smart cities’ focus on technology has made the digital divide worse, not better. The new infrastructure law could change that.

Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems imported wildlife can bring.