Thanks to NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission to Mars, you may soon never need to fiddle with the tuning dial on a car radio again. When we listen to songs on the radio, the ...

Static is a routine annoyance for those of us who still listen to terrestrial radio. You get up to adjust the dial and, just as you put your hand on the knob or button, the reception clears up. You ...

If static-plagued reception made you give up on radio years ago, this may be the year you tune back in. That’s because dozens of AM and FM stations are starting to transmit digital broadcasts that ...