Brain-Eating Amoeba Most Likely Caused Nebraska Child's Death, Officials Say

An infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba most likely killed a child who swam in a Nebraska river over the weekend, health officials said...

How to send a confidential message on Gmail

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Google uses TLS (what is called standard encryption) to keep your emails relatively safe in tran...

Scientists Discover How Mosquitoes Can 'Sniff Out' Humans

Whether you opt for repellant, long sleeves or citronella coils, the dreaded drone of a mosquito always seems to find its way back to you. N...

Where Did the Pandemic Start? Anywhere But Here, Chinese Scientists Argue

sciencehabit writes: From the start of the pandemic, the Chinese government -- like many foreign researchers -- has vigorously rejected the ...

Gummies are the next teen nicotine threat, feds say

Image: Krave Nic Flavored gummies are the new nicotine product in the crosshairs of the Food and Drug Administration, which is continuing...

Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sold Verzuz to Triller — and now they say Triller didn’t pay

Triller acquired Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz in 2021. | Photo by Paras Griffin / Getty Images for Revolt Timbaland and Swizz Beat...

Crypto.com Laid Off 260 Employees - Then Quietly Let Go of Hundreds More

In June, cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com announced it was laying off around 260 employees, or 5 percent of its workforce, due to the wide...