Science & Technology
Study: Increase in Prescription Painkiller Use Has Not Improved Pain Treatment
Fears widespread use has led to addiction, but not actual success
Study: Models Overestimate Global Warming
Last twenty years have seen a combination of errors, researchers say
Costa Concordia Salvage Operation Begins
Cruise ship disaster happened last January
FBI Admits Responsibility for Tor Malware Attack
Designed to identify users of anonymous network
United Airlines to Honor Tickets it Accidentally Sold for Nothing
Good news for those who cashed in on a web glitch
EPA Sending Help to Hawaii over Molasses Spill
1,400 tons of the sticky stuff fell into Honolulu Harbor
Fla. Teen's Suicide Followed Months of Online Bullying
Girls kept telling her to kill herself. Eventually she did.
Gov't Encryption Standard Group Warns Against Using One of Its Standards
Snowden leaked documents showing NSA had compromised it
FISA Court Orders More Document Declassification Reviews
Regarding opinions on the constitutionality of Section 215 of the Patriot Act
United Airlines Accidentally Posts $0 Fares, Have to Shut Down Website
Closed phone centers too to prevent sale of free tickets
Voyager 1 Not Actually Out of Solar System Yet
Just crossing barriers that have never been crossed before
Encryption Standards To Be Reconsidered After NSA Revelations
Maybe spies won't be allowed to write them this time
Voyager 1 Has Left the Solar System, NASA Confirms
But it will be back to find its creator
Report: Crime Labs Have Financial Incentives for False Positives on DUI Tests
Many are paid bounties for convictions
Mark Zuckerberg Says Government Did "Bad Job" Balancing Privacy in NSA Surveillance, Yahoo! CEO Says Jail Time Threatened For Transparency
Facebook wants "to understand everything in the world"
Poll: Americans Oppose Raising the Debt Ceiling Even If U.S. Defaults and Say Government Wastes 60 Cents of Every Tax Dollar
The public says Obama disappoints on transparency and that Congress passes too many laws. It's split on Snowden, trusts Facebook less than the IRS on privacy, and opposes a bailout for Detroit.
The White House's Latest Food Police Efforts Appear All Wet
Science doesn't back up overconsumption of water
Tablet Shipments Expected to Overtake PC, Laptop Shipments in Fourth Quarter
Outlook for PC sales lowered by 10 percent
Ugly Animal Preservation Society Poll Names Blob Fish World's Ugliest Animal
Looking out for the uggos
