White House Responds (Finally) to Research Access Petition with a Yes
Administration will support making taxpayer-funded academic papers available to everybody a year after publication
Science & Technology
Russian Newspaper Poll: Half of Readers Don't Believe Meteor Strike Caused Blast
Conspiracy theories ranging from UFOs to US missiles
Firefox to Introduce Stricter Cookie Policy
Only websites you actually, you know, visit will be allowed to track you
Egyptians Voting to Send Morsi to Outer Space
Opposition led campaign sees Morsi leading in votes by Egyptians in an online contest for Axe
Supreme Court to Consider Limits on Police DNA Collection
Maryland regularly collects DNA of arrestees not yet convicted
Nearby Star Almost As Old As Universe
190 light years away, 14+ billion years old
Wash. Governor: Hanford Nuclear Site Tanks Leaking
Tanks are already long past intended life-span
Automakers Oppose FCC Plan to Free Up Wireless Spectrum
They say some of it had been previously reserved for them
Arkansas House Approves Bill Banning Abortions After 12 Weeks
Exceptions for rape, incest and medical safety
Maryland House Approves Wind Energy Mandate
Will require utilities to buy renewable energy credits, driving up prices
Nielsen to Start Including Online Television Viewing Numbers
Including through devices like tablets and consoles
British University Asking for Volunteers to Take Cocaine
Want to research how the drug spreads through the body
This Year's Flu Vaccine Ineffective in the Elderly
Leading to high rates of hospitalization
Defense Distributed Draws Growing Online Traffic
Talk of gun bans has made the pro-liberty 3D printing pioneer a destination
White House Calls Wikileaks, Other Activists, Threats to National Security
Beware of drones, folks
Should You Go to Jail for Unlocking Your Phone?
Derek Khanna on copyright, the DMCA, and the terrible law against freeing your cellphone
China's Plan in Fighting Pollution: Banning BBQs
Response from citizens not very positive
Sen. Graham Lists Drone Death Toll at 4,700
No indication how many of them are innocent of any wrong-doing
White House Warns of Cyber Threats from China, Russia
Fears of efforts to steal tech info from US
3D Printing Creates Artificial Ear
Could be possible to implant on a person within three years
Feds Indict Four over Salmonella Outbreak
Nine people died in case linked to Georgia peanut plant
Patents vs. Innovation: 3D Printing Edition
When intellectual property laws block breakthroughs.
New Journal Trying to Change Peer Review Process
Embargo on research about to be published not really looked kindly upon
Microsoft XBox Chief Takes Jab at PS4 Unveiling: Where Was the Console?
Larry Hryb criticized Sony not actually showing the PS4 at its announcement
Curiosity Extracts First Sample of Martian Rock
The rock's name is John Klein. Seriously.
Jeep Twitter Account Hacked
Same group as the one that hacked Burger King suspected
European Telescope to Search for Dark Matter, Dark Energy
96 percent of the universe in the dark
