Planets orbiting stars beyond the solar system come in all shapes and sizes but mostly fit into a few categories: large and hot gas giants, super-Earths that are slightly larger than our planet, ...

Two new – otherworldly – government-operated website domains created this week have caused a stir. Alien.gov and Aliens.gov were both registered by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Are you still assuming it's easier to ask ...

A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled on May 13 that the United States can use the Alien Enemies Act to fast-track the deportation of accused Venezuelan gang members, in what appears to be the first ...

Districts bolster physical security by screening guests with visitor management software and integrating that with door access control and surveillance cameras. When IT Services Director Bob Fishtrom ...

Donald Trump is promoting a “National Security Briefing Membership” to supporters who donate to him in a new fundraising email, promising what he calls “private national security briefings” and ...

A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.” By Stephanie Nolen Reporting from ...

Legalization of recreational marijuana by many states has made it easier for teens to get access to highly potent and convenient forms of the drug, creating new hazards for teen health. New research ...

Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day shutdown that has hampered the functions of the ...

This is the third time the crew has quarantined due to a series of mission delays caused by rocket repairs. Astronauts quarantine for at least two weeks before a mission to avoid exposure to any ...