Science & Technology
EU Officials Accept Google Settlement
Internet giant will not be able to promote specialized services without providing links to competitors
Hawaii Approves Construction of Largest Telescope on Earth
A consortium of universities will build atop the Mauna Kea volcano
The End of Power
How wealth, health, cheap flights, and prepaid phone cards are undermining authority across the globe
3D Printing Unites Hackers and Gun Rights Activists
Neither are fans of the controlling state
LAPD Not So Forthright in Seeking Cellphone-Tracking Warrants
Federal agents have been dinged for the same courtroom games
FDA Finds Problems at Dozens of Drug Compounding Facilities
30 of 31 pharmacies inspected had problems
Facebook Phone Arrives
Some Android users never have to stop getting updates from their friends, ever
How Free Markets and Human Ingenuity Can Save the Planet
A review of The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas.
Obama Administration Misleading Public on Drone Strikes
Speeches crafted to give false impression al Qaeda is the target
Electric Car Company Sues Media Outlet over Bad Press
Blames it for struggles with investors
Solar Flare Headed Earth's Way, Expected to Hit Friday Night
May cause some disruptions for radio, GPS
Airport Scanner Used to Find Artwork Under Fresco
First time the method's been succesful
Three 16-Year-Old Boys in Custody for Alleged Sexual Assault of 15-Year-Old Who Committed Suicide
Photos were distributed on Facebook
Hacking Jet Liner Possible With Android Phone?
Security consultant says he's developed an app just for that
Scientists May Have Found 2 Million Year Old Missing Link
Walked upright but had a tail
Iranian Scientist Claims to Have Invented Time Machine
Sounds like a magic 8 ball
Judge Won't Block Calif. Wind Farm over Bird Deaths
Sometimes you gotta break a few eggs. Sometimes a few necks.
Will Teachers Unions Kill Virtual Learning?
New educational technologies could be great for kids-if regulations and politics don't get in the way.
Crick's Nobel Prize Sells for $2.3 Million
Award given to discoverer of DNA goes to head of biomedical firm
Bitcoin Demand Spawns New Alternative Currency
Ripple seeks a piece of the non-state money action
Calif. Bullet Train Proponents Tout Moderately Skeptical GAO Report
If the project fails, maybe Rail Authority leaders can find work picking cherries
Bitcoin Drop Caused by Overload of Interest, Says Mt. Gox Exchange
Infrastructure couldn't handle demand, triggering a sell-off
Science, Sex, and Birth Control
We don't have a pro-science party and an anti-science party. We have two anti-science parties.
German Patent Court Rejects Samsung's 3G Patent, Ruling in Favor of Apple
Intellectual property rights slowing down technological progress?
First Google Glasses to be Shipped Within Weeks
$1,500, had to have already ordered