US military officers can approve the use of AI-enhanced military technologies that they don't trust. And that's a serious problem.

The Biden administration has announced plans to begin implementation of the updated form of the revised Lead and Copper Rule, which aims to protect Americans from lead contamination in water. Because the revised rule remains deeply flawed and dangerous to America’s children, the EPA should go back to the drawing board to drastically revamp it.

Corruption of the information ecosystem poses the possibility of a global information dystopia, in which the pillars of modern democratic self-government are shattered

As major powers race to build military services dedicated to space operations, it would be well to remember that, outside the movies, space war will involve little swashbuckling and much instant death.

Today, private citizens often know more about cyber threats than governments—and will happily sell their zero-day vulnerabilities to the highest bidder. This opens the remarkable possibility that defenders may be able to “drain the swamp” by buying up cyber threats on the open market. 

The digital revolution has changed the way the world works, and connects, and plays. It is also quickly challenging the ability of open societies to monitor and regulate the downside of electronic interconnection, as two accomplished magazine reports show this week.

While the attorney general has no direct role, the actions of the Justice Department carry a ripple effect.

What you ought read, today, before you go to vote for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, or someone else to be president of the United States

  Retired Republican Senator John W. Warner of Virginia said Wednesday that when it comes time to pick a commander-in-chief, preparation is essential. “You can’t pull up a quick text like ‘National Security for Dummies,’ ”said Warner at a news conference in Alexandria on Wednesday—during which he endorsed the presidential ticket of the opposing party. … Continued

Did an elite security expert stumble upon a massive Chinese cyber weapon imbedded in American computer networks?

Werner Herzog's new documentary looks to be packed with interesting interviews and stories from the virtual frontier, a realm most Americans could probably stand to learn more about.

In keeping the hands of the Doomsday Clock at three minutes to midnight, the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Science and Security Board mean to make a clear statement: The world situation remains highly threatening to humanity, and decisive action to reduce the danger posed by nuclear weapons and climate change is urgently required.

The world's ability to monitor the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty prevents rogue nations from claiming nuclear capacities that they don't have

An adaptation of an address by Lawrence M. Krauss at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' 70th anniversary dinner in Chicago