Someday our clothing may eavesdrop on the soundtrack of our lives, capturing the noises around and inside us. A new fiber acts as a microphone — picking up speech, rustling leaves and chirping birds — ...

Dressing in layers is usually the easiest way to ensure that you won't be uncomfortable at any point in the day. If things get too hot, just shed a layer and you're good, and if you get chilly again, ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about squid-inspired fabric, the growing height of Mount Everest, and new research into the mystery of how lightning forms. I ...

Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100% energy and water independent on his off-grid compound in the New Mexico desert. Eric uses his passion for writing about ...

“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” is a now popular meme that originated from a commercial for the portable ambulance caller LifeAlert. Since it came to market, more wearable technology has emerged to ...