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A hydroacoustic signal caught by sensors in the Indian Ocean might be linked to the March crash of MH370

Researchers who compared peer-reviewed articles to the Wikipedia pages for the 10 most costly medical conditions in the U.S. discovered incorrect information on nine out of 10 pages. Dina Fine Maron reports

 

A few months ago I went to Cambridge, Mass. to check in with the Event Horizon Telescope crew and found Shep Doeleman, the project leader, fresh off the completion of a major purchase.

Scientific American speaks with the scientist behind an innovation that will enable a paralyzed person to walk and “feel” it

In 1970, fewer than one in five professional photographers were female. Times have changed: (Source: Institute for Women’s Policy Research, with data from the U.S.

The company's plan to buy 180 small, high-capacity satellites complements its other ventures to expand Internet access to remote and underserved areas

One of the Internet's greatest assets is also perhaps its biggest curse—it never forgets. Except in the European Union, where a court last month ruled that people have the right to have certain sensitive information about themselves deleted from Google search results.

Tracking the transatlantic journey of young sea turtles reveals surprises

Books and recommendations from Scientific American

Brilliant crowdsourced ideas that just might make these new tech accessories worth it

A trove of billions of tweets will be a research boon and an ethical dilemma

An Android hack allows users to put decoy data on a smartphone