Stanford seismologist Gregory Beroza was out shopping one day when he heard a song he didn’t recognize. So he pulled out his smartphone and used the popular app Shazam to identify the tune. Shazam ...

Quantum computers, which would rely on quantum mechanical concepts like superposition and entanglement to perform operations of unimaginable complexity, remain a pipe dream. But physicists have ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Molly Brown on Sep 2, 2015 at 10:30 am September 2, 2015 at 10:34 am ...

When you take a photo of the clouds from behind a plane window or from the nice view of your hotel bedroom, don't you just hate it when the picture inevitably ends up with your reflection on it? A new ...

Using a newly developed algorithm, you can transform your selfies into pro portraits. This image shows the original inputs on the left column, and the stylized outputs to their right, based on pro ...

Public outreach campaigns can prevent the spread of devastating yet treatable diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), malaria and gonorrhea. But ensuring these campaigns effectively reach undiagnosed ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It sounds like a scene from a spy thriller. An attacker gets through the IT defenses of a nuclear power plant and feeds it fake, realistic data, tricking its computer systems ...

Whether you're an employer scoping out a potential new employee, a parent investigating your child's teacher or a single looking to mingle, it's not uncommon to turn to Facebook to get a first ...

We’ve mastered the Rubik’s Cube. By we, though, I don’t necessarily mean that you and I have figured out how to solve the classic puzzle, but other members of humanity have certainly shown the Cube ...

People say some pretty ridiculous things when they're drunk. Years ago, people only really had to worry about making an ass of themselves around friends and family but now with outlets like Twitter, ...