Journalists and sources may try to secure their communications not just with encryption, but also with automatically disappearing messages. But Signal has a nasty bug that can retain some messages.

An astrophysicist was able to define a new signature of an extraterrestrial civilization by studying telecommunication satellites around Earth.

How do you keep to your lane while traveling in three dimensions?

Some vessels use ocean rendezvous to exchange contraband, and even captive crew. But big data tools are finding new ways to track these activities from outer space.

Queer sex worker and trafficking survivor Laura LeMoon on the power of coming together, even when the odds are against you.

Johns Hopkins University researchers wants to know if you’ve ever had a life changing experience while tripping balls.

People have begun writing letters directly to the AI, pleading with it to seek a more positive outlook on life.

California is expected to become the largest weed industry in the United States, but unlike other legalized states, it has no laws in place to protect cannabis consumer data.

By giving bees visual math quizzes, scientists discovered that these insects know a null set when they see one.

A new report out of the UK once again deflates the common narrative that pirates are exclusively looking to obtain free stuff.

A veteran’s charity in Arizona is hunting pedophiles in Tucson and asking the internet for help.

We spoke with escort and indie porn creator Liara Roux about the nation’s first sex work lobbying effort, and what it’s like to come out as a sex worker.