Alan Yu

A startup says many bikers don’t wear helmets because they don’t like the style or the inconvenience.

In the United States last year, phishing victims lost more than $48 million. Microsoft says this is an increasingly common type of email scam.

Seaweed farming is still a promising idea that benefits the environment, but doing it at scale requires more work.

The controversial Netflix series graphically depicts a suicide. Researchers wondered how much harm does the second season might do.

More scientists are interested in getting into politics. As with any kind of race, sharpening skills can be key to good performance.

Cut way back on red meat, say scientists, who came up with a controversial diet recommended for our health, and the planet’s.

Your brain responds to the sweet treat using the same pleasure pathway addictive drugs use, new research shows.

Spark Therapeutics says being acquired by Roche will help it expand its gene therapy treatments while staying in Philadelphia.

Some humans here on Earth think so, now that the Opportunity rover’s mission has ended.

For decades, people in the U.S. have worried about falling behind the rest of the world at math. Some teachers think they have answers.

Recycling company Terracycle will pick up the glass and plastic bottles and cartons from grocery stores, or your home, to be cleaned and refilled.

Go to med school, earn an M.D. and the “Dr.” honorific gets tacked on to your last name. Some women — and Ph.D.s — say they get the courtesy title, and respect, less often.