You know all about buffer overflows. A coder moves data from A to B, but doesn't check that A will always fit in B. When it ...

In the spirit of “everything is connected,” a new study found that the extinction of the dinosaurs paved the way for the emergence of fruit, which nourished our primate ancestors. Tapping into this ...

Scientists have found evidence that a sudden event in ancient forests gave rise to humankind’s early ancestors. The indirect trigger of their success was likely an asteroid strike that wiped out 50 ...

Seattle satirist Maria Semple’s breakthrough novel is a flurry of contemporary, epistolary wit. Passive aggressive e-mail ...

The more we discover about our species' family tree, the harder it becomes to pinpoint when exactly Homo sapiens emerged, ...