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Enlarge / Thought climate change was already complicated? Now scientists have to consider the influence of tiny bits of atmospheric plastic.Sanka Vidanagama | Getty...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8sO7VS3q8d0&start=0&wmode=transparent A clip from the simulation where virtual robots learn to climb steps. An army of more than 4,000 marching doglike robots is...

Enlarge / The new OLED Switch above its predecessor.Sam Machkovech Your Nintendo Switch is loaded up with precious game save data, not...

EnlargeGetty ImagesFor decades, doctors and hospitals saw kidney patients differently based on their race. A standard equation for estimating kidney function applied a correction for...

EnlargeKyle Monoon | Mercury News | GettyCalifornia is famous for its beach weather, but it's also growing increasingly infamous for its "fire weather," which is...

Enlarge / An anti-government graffiti that reads in Farsi "Death to the dictator" is sprayed at a wall north of Tehran on September 30, 2009....

EnlargeNurPhoto | GettyBeing a global company has its perks. There’s a lot of money to be made overseas. But the biggest US tech companies are...

EnlargeFrancine Orr | Getty ImagesLast month, a 46-year-old military veteran in Houston died of pancreatitis, an urgent but treatable condition, while waiting to be admitted...

EnlargeMikkelWilliam | Getty ImagesSince early August, Twitch has been wrestling with an epidemic of harassment, known as “hate raids,” against marginalized streamers. These attacks spam streamers’...

EnlargeRobloxRoblox has become a video game titan, in recent years dominating the world of kids’ gaming and earning $454 million in revenue last quarter alone....