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Google's flagship Pixel smartphone line touts security as a centerpiece feature, offering guaranteed software updates for seven years and running stock Android that's meant to be free of third-party add-ons and bloatware. On Thursday, though, researchers from the mobile device security firm iVerify are publishing findings on an Android vulnerability …

This image could be hung in a gallery, but it started life as a tiny chunk of a woman’s brain. In 2014, a woman undergoing surgery for epilepsy had a tiny chunk of her cerebral cortex removed. This cubic millimeter of tissue has allowed Harvard and Google researchers to produce …

Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau talk to Mashable UK Editor Shannon Connellan about the depiction of period sex onscreen and the importance of girl talk in Babes. For more, Mashable entertainment editor Kristy Puchko also spoke to Buteau and Glazer about showing the reality and hilarity of pregnancy in the …

A menacing asteroid, some six miles wide, triggered Earth’s last mass extinction. Now, scientists have found where it originated. Unlike most space rocks that impact our planet today, this behemoth object came from beyond the gas giant Jupiter. It was a “C-type asteroid” — which are the dark, carbon-rich leftovers …

Is Deadpool more attractive with, or without, the mask, or as Ryan Reynolds himself? And how does Wolverine rank? These are just some of the difficult questions Blake Lively is forced to field while playing BBC Radio One’s “Unpopular Opinion” with Greg James. It’s not just movie stuff, either. In …

Mercury retrograde has long permeated our culture in an attempt to explain phenomena like communication issues or travel woes. Here is what is actually happening when Mercury is “in retrograde.”

At first glance, the kids’ Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatch looks like a parent’s dream. It comes with GPS tracking, texting and calling with approved contacts, and zero social media or third-party apps. Since this watch is a Fitbit, it’s also a step tracker, albeit one with a novel premise unlike …

Waking up and getting ready for school can be a tough time for kids and their parents alike. Heck, waking up for work can be difficult for adults. But Elmo and Ms. Rachel — every toddler’s dream team — are addressing the timeless issue. The beloved Muppet and uber-popular creator …