Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with the wonders of the universe as she is. When she's not daydreaming about flying through space, she's daydreaming ...

Even before the invention of the periodic table, which might be the world’s best-known infographic, scientists have known that their complex findings are often best conveyed visually. In contemporary ...

“The Infographic History of the World” is a U.K. book that uses some artfully arrayed data to chronicle our collective past–everything from Roman armies to top-selling albums. The book’s editor, Craig ...

Studying the ways in which nonhuman animals sense their world is a most awe-inspiring area of research. Not surprinsgly, there are vast differences in the sensory capacities among animals that are ...

Increasingly, we live in a wired world, but let's face it: It's easier to be connected at home than abroad. From online scammers and identity thieves who lurk on unsecured Wi-Fi networks to absurd ...

Democracy watchdog organization Freedom House has released its annual ranking of the world's most free and suppressed nations, finding that 2020 marked the 15th consecutive decline of global freedom.

Established companies get most of the attention, but startup companies are where the world gets its best ideas. Startup companies are the embodiment of the entrepreneurial spirit that built America.

Each week over 1 million people move into a city. Never before have the requirements for protecting citizens, property and infrastructure been more pressing. Sophisticated, applied technology can ...

The amount of food in storage around the world is on the rise, but stocks are still historically low. In 2013, global grain stocks held 502 million metric tons, an amount equal to 21 percent of the ...

But perhaps the most surprising result is not related to high costs, but low ones. Compared to other much smaller buildings, the joint-fifth place Burj Khalifa seems a bargain at "just" $1.5 billion ...

For smartphone users fond of heavy streaming, mobile data doesn't always come cheap. In fact, the cost of a gigabyte of mobile data varies hugely between countries. UK-based price comparison website ...

Expanding your business overseas? Have international clients? Either way, understanding each region’s varying business etiquette is key to closing a successful deal or working with a global client.