MIT to Release Aaron Swartz Documents
Swartz killed himself in January, was facing charges for hacking into articles on a MIT archive
Science & Technology
Where Higher Education Went Wrong
A forum on the failures and future of the American university
Mars Rover Back in Safe Mode After Second Software Glitch
NASA says its an easy fix; delete the offending code
Scientists: Inbreeding Common in Early Humans
Conclusion drawn from deformed skull
The Conquest of the Future
The lost tomorrows of Gerald O'Neill and Eric Drexler's visions of infinite space and abundance.
Google Street View Goes Mountain Climbing
Shares images from world's tallest peaks
Anti-Keystone Activists Threaten to Target Mass. Senate Hopeful
Democrat apparently not leftist enough for some
Chinese Solar Panel Company Defaults on Debts
Unable to make payment on $541 million in bonds
Supreme Court Lets $220,000 Song-Sharing Verdict Stand
Declines to get involved in case about online music copyright
Hacker Gets 3.5 Years for Revealing AT&T Vulnerability
Figured out how to access personal data of customers
Major Cyberattack Possibility 'Remote' Concede U.S. Spooks
So stop trying to panic the yokels
"Baby Boom" of Stars Occurred After Big Bang
Oldest stars not much younger than the universe
Gold Formed During Earthquakes
Up to 80 percent of the world's gold could've been formed by vaporizations following earthquakes
Bjorn Lomborg: Earth Hour a Waste of Time, Increases Carbon Emissions
Turning off your lights for an hour a stupid idea
Scientists Working to Clone Extinct Frog
Have grown embryos containing frog's DNA
UK Rail Workers Unearth Suspected Black Death Burial Pit
13 skeletons uncovered
Suit Accuses EPA of Ignoring Harms of Pesticides
Judge will consider dismissal of demands for significant changes
Death of Organ Transplant Recipient Tied to Rabies
Three others who got organs from same donor now getting shots
National Security Gag Orders Ruled Unconstitional
In connection with federal government surveillance efforts
Why Do People Believe Scientifically Untrue Things?
Because to do otherwise would be immoral.
U.S. To Increase Missile Defenses in Response to North Korea
Actually bringing on-line previously decommissioned silos
Business as Usual at DOJ: Threatening Guy with Prison Over an Altered L.A. Times Headline
Why do people keep accusing them of overzealous prosecution?
Obama Administration Says Shell Cannot Drill in the Arctic
Because they "screwed up" in the past
French Researchers Say Early HIV Drugs "Functionally Cured" About a Tenth of Patients
Most infected find out after the virus has spread throughout the body
Obama Wants Congress to Establish Alternative Energy Research Fund
Wants $2 billion over the next 10 years for the Energy Security Trust
Open Source Software Encrypts Smartphone Communications for Free
RedPhone and TextSecure are promising options for the privacy-minded
Tech Firms Want Immigration Rules Loosened for Skilled Workers
Any good reason to not admit engineers and scientists?
Reuters Journalist Indicted for Conspiring With Anonymous
Charged with helping the hacking group get into the Tribune Company website
Carnival Cruise Ship Stalls
Hasn't been the best year for the cruise line so far
