Photo: Getty You too can have better cybersecurity than the U.S. military just by properly setting up your router. Research analysts have discovered what they believe to be sensitive documents relating to the Pentagon’s drone, tank, and tactical programs for sale on the dark web. The manuals were obtained through a common exploit that could…

Photo: 3D Hubs O’Brien says he was able to realize his creation quickly thanks to the use of dozens of 3D-printed components, 45 in total, that could be quickly modified and reprinted as the engineering of the CUDA was continually refined. While the jetpack appears to function similar to a jet ski, sucking water in…

Particle physicist and celebrity scientist Brian CoxPhoto: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Wikimedia Commons) There’s a growing, bewildering movement of folks who reject the most basic learnings of science in favor of conspiracy theories and hocus pocus—as a science journalist, I regularly get emails from people who firmly believe the Earth is flat, as…

Artist’s impression of Ross 128bIllustration: ESO/M. Kornmesser Eleven light-years from Earth, orbiting a dim red star, there’s an exoplanet called Ross 128b that, as we recently reported, has some the best prospects for life of any known distant world. New results may help astronomers figure out what the planet is made of—and they offer more…

Photo: Getty IBM Security on Wednesday released its latest report examining the costs and impact associated with data breaches. The findings paint a grim portrait of what the clean up is like for companies whose data becomes exposed—particularly for larger corporations that suffer so-called “mega breaches,” a costly exposure involving potentially tens of millions of…

Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo) One of the most interesting gadgets I’ve tested in the past few years was the Matrix PowerWatch: a fitness-tracking timepiece powered only by the wearer’s body heat. The battery-free technology was neat, but the watch’s limited functionality wasn’t. Matrix Industries’ new PowerWatch X promises to be a more useful and capable…

Image: Apple Apple has just updated its line of MacBook Pro laptops, putting in new, current-generation CPUs and a new key switch mechanism that might have fixed the laptop’s most consistently annoying problem. If you’re like me, you’ve grown used to the awful keyboard on the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. It wasn’t deliberate—it just…

Image: Patrick Lucas Austin (Gizmodo) Nikon 1, the camera company’s line of mirrorless cameras, is on its way out. The 1 series cameras are no longer available on Nikon Japan’s site and are listed as discontinued. Major photography retailer B&H also lists the mirrorless cameras as currently unavailable, according to a report from Nikon Rumors.…

Scientists taking samples from the Iceman’s stomach. Image: South Tyrol Archaeology MuseumEuracM.Samadelli Since the discovery of his mummified body nearly 30 years ago, Ötzi the Iceman has provided scientists with heaps of information about Copper Age Europeans. An updated analysis of his stomach contents is providing a glimpse into the iceman’s final meal, which was…