The invention of the computer has changed society profoundly. Ironically, there are still folks who prefer to send smoke signals, communicate by drum beat or talk through soup cans tied to string.

Doctors faced with the tricky task of spotting rare genetic diseases in children may soon be asking parents to email their family photos. A computer program can now learn to identify rare conditions ...

In today's digital world, computers are an integral part of almost every American's life. PCs, Macs and tablets enhance how everyone works, plays, learns and communicates with others around the globe.

A new computer program automatically determines the dates of documents from the Middle Ages. It works by looking for words and phrases that were fashionable at the time — the ERMAHGERDs of the era — ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A unique collaboration between a University of California, Riverside sociologist and the Indio Police Department has produced a computer model that predicts, by census block group, ...

Scientists in the United States have come up with a tool for automatically analysing digital photographs, making it possible to gauge the extent to which images have been altered or retouched. The ...