If you've ever had to deal with a dying computer, you know the challenge of ensuring you have a good backup. Clonezilla makes that easy.

Amid rising demand, miners are turning to biotech firms to help them squeeze more metal out of aging mines. In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only active nickel mine in the US is ...

WASHINGTON — In a private meeting in the Oval Office last week, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham laid out a blueprint for what should happen next in Venezuela. “You’re in charge,” Graham, R-S.C., ...

Greenland has no shortage of valuable minerals. What it lacks is almost everything else needed to extract them. Greenland is one of the most logistically hostile environments on the planet — a place ...

The White House had pointed to drug trafficking and migration as reasons to crack down on Nicolás Maduro. But oil emerged as central to President Trump. By Anton Troianovski Reporting from Washington ...

A few days ago, we looked into how Apple could one day use brain wave sensors in AirPods to measure sleep quality and even detect seizures. Now, a new paper shows how the company is exploring deeper ...

Rare earth elements are vital to new technologies and industry but hard to obtain. A new project led by UC Davis and funded by a grant from ARPA-E aims to develop acid-tolerant bacteria that can ...

Sweden uses common salt to de-ice its roads in winter, contrary to online posts that say it uses a new beet extract salt, the country’s Transport Administration has said. Posts shared on social media, ...

Seventeen elements of the periodic table have taken on outsize importance because of their use in smartphones, electric vehicles, medical devices, and other technologies. They’re valued for their ...

Ever wondered why black pepper burns your tongue? The answer lies in a powerful compound called piperine and scientists have learned how to extract it. Discover how this process works and why ...