This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of ...

Fast, stealthy, and cheap—autonomous, semisubmersible drone boats carrying tons of cocaine could be international law ...

A new proposal calls on social media and AI companies to adopt strict verification, but the company hasn’t committed to ...

Allison Nixon had helped arrest dozens of members of The Com — a loose affiliation of online groups responsible for violence ...

A new wave of theft is rocking the luxury car industry—mixing high-tech with old-school chop-shop techniques to snag vehicles ...

Antimicrobial resistance is a major problem. Infections caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses that have evolved ways to ...

Some cybersecurity researchers say it’s too early to worry about AI-orchestrated cyberattacks. Others say it could already be ...

Measles symptoms tend to start with a fever and a runny nose. The telltale rash comes later. In some cases, severe complications develop. They can include pneumonia, blindness, and inflammation of the ...

UK biomechanics professor Joanna Wakefield-Scurr is trying to design better bras by decoding the many mysteries of boobs.

EVs are getting cheaper every year as battery and vehicle manufacturing improve and production scales, and the researchers ...

In an exclusive interview, Jim O’Neill, who also leads the CDC, discusses vaccine schedules, dietary guidance—and being a ...

AI agents are a risky business. Even when stuck inside the chatbox window, LLMs will make mistakes and behave badly. Once ...