Communications

If Americans recycled the 130 million cellphones thrown away every year, enough energy to power 24,000 homes could be saved

The FCC will soon vote on the spread of high-speed municipal broadband services and ISPs’ rights to discriminate against certain Web traffic

A pair of semiconducting polymers helps create a pleasant white light that can both illuminate a room and transfer information

A new paper lists 10 situations when it's justified including when docs have a duty to warn of possible harm, if a patient's story seem improbable or if there are suspicions of abuse or concerns of suicide risk

Somewhere in the long list of topics that are relevant to astrobiology is the question of ‘intelligence’. Is human-like, technological intelligence likely to be common across the universe?

How online dating sites and apps hone their software based on user behavior—and misbehavior—to find your true romance

While terms like "smart grid" and "smart economy" are hard to peg down, we can at least say that for "smart mobility" we're starting to see some of the bluster turning into reality.

As a graphics designer, I have a love/hate relationship with circles. The humble form provides a relief from rigid rectangular chart structures that are pinned to x- and y-axes.

A new set of search tools called Memex, developed by DARPA, peers into the “deep Web” to reveal illegal activity

Several U.S. states are investigating a massive cyberattack on No. 2 U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc that a person familiar with the matter said is being examined for possible ties to China

Safety experts say hundreds of thousands of crossings could be improved. Here’s how

While we all may vary on just how much time we like spending with other people, humans are overall very social beings. Scientists have already found this to be reflected in our health and well-being - with social isolation being associated with more depression, worse health, and a shorter life.