Across a Swiss meadow and into its forested edges, the drone dragged a jumbo-size cotton swab from a 13-foot tether. Along its path, the moistened swab collected scraps of life: some combination of ...

Machines — just like good comedians — aren’t born, they’re built. Bert Kreischer happens to be both, but it took some time. Long after his days as a legendary hard-partying super senior at Florida ...