Smart lights that know where they’re placed in a room, wild designs for next-gen routers, and a glowing inedible donut.

An animal with a nose so bright that it could guide Santa’s sleigh through the night might be a far-fetched belief, but many animals can actually glow through something called bioluminescence. In ...

“Hedda” director Nia DaCosta gives you relationship advice and ponders what Hedda’s social media feeds would be during our very important questioning. Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at ...

An eerie red sky startled residents in Pandeglang, Indonesia, on December 18, 2025, after a storm triggered a rare optical phenomenon that turned daylight into a deep crimson glow. Man wakes up from ...

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...

Featuring four proven light therapy wavelengths, this mask penetrates deep to improve skin firmness, texture, and clarity while diminishing the appearance of fine lines. It’s hands-free, FDA-cleared, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. Two years ago, I spent about six months in deep discussions ...

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). One reason behind ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

When quantum computers become commonplace, current cryptographic systems will become obsolete. Scientists are racing to get ahead of the problem and keep our data secure. When you purchase through ...

A powerful solar storm made the northern lights visible in Florida on November 11. The aurora appeared as a red glow in the sky over areas like Merritt Island and Titusville. While first seen with ...