Science & Technology
Half the Facts You Know Are Probably Wrong
Old truths decay and new ones are born at an astonishing rate.
Faulty FBI Crime Lab Procedures May Have Filtered to States
Errors in methods behind hair analysis could have impacted thousands of cases
Student's Plan to Dress Up as Santa for School Freaks Out Authorities
Let's just avoid anything resembling a "surprise," no matter how innocuous, for the time being
Sweden Blames Web Designer for Copyright Violations by Site Users
And you think the U.S. government doesn't understand the Internet
Australian Toddler's Salvaged Eggs Hatch into Nest of Venomous Snakes
Reminder: Everything in Australia is venomous. Everything.
Study Shows Marijuana Works as Pain Reliever for Some
Doesn't actually reduce pain, but causes some to notice it less
Italian Conviction of Google Executives Over YouTube Video Overturned
The executives were convicted for not removing a video showing bullying fast enough; it was taken down two hours after authorities alerted Google
Multiple Expeditions Race to Find Life Under Antarctic Ice
Teams from the US, Russia and Britain
Nokia Wins Patent Battle Against Blackberry
The two are settling all their litigation
Senator Introduces Bill to Regulate Broadband Data Caps
The government knows better than the service providers, right?
New Study Says "IQ" Is a Myth
Intelligence can't be measured with a single number
Assange: WikiLeaks Will Release One Million Documents in 2013
Will they come with summaries? Because that's a lot.
Facebook Testing Paid Messaging to Strangers
I believe that's called "spam" and we already get plenty of it
Queen of England to Give Christmas Message in 3d
It's considered impolite to reach out and try to touch her hat
EU to Charge Samsung with Antitrust Violations
Says it's abusing its market position in patent fight
Guns Don't Kill People; Imaginary Guns Kill People
Pretend wars are apparently scarier than real ones
Experimental Biologists: Human Hands Evolved For Fist Fights
These fists were meant for punching...
Twitter Will Offer Users File Containing All Their Tweets
The market at work... Facebook's offered a single data file for some time
Nervous 3D Printing Firm Bans Gun Designs
Good luck on staying relevant, wusses
U.S. Prosecutors Prepare to Tangle With Overseas Hackers
Best of wishes to your credit ratings and email accounts
Potentially Habitable Planet Circles Nearby Star
How about leaving the control freaks here while the rest of us go colonize?
Pakistan Leaders Call for Probe into Polio Workers' Killings
Also call for compensation for victims' families
N.Y. AG Boots Convicted Sex Offenders Out of Video Game Communities
Based on information given to them by the sex offenders. That sounds trustworthy
FTC Unveils New Online Privacy Rules for Children
"Be a responsible parent" is not one of them
Kodak Sells Off Patents to Tech Giants
Apple, Google, Facebook among those making purchases amid Chapter 11 restructuring
Major Video Game Company THQ Files for Bankruptcy
Known for wrestling and Saint's Row games
Twitter Reinstates Anonymous Twitter Account
Was suspended after posting an email address
Kenyan Needle Exchange Program Faces Criticism
Government hoping to decrease HIV prevalence
Anonymous Twitter Account Suspended
@YourAnonNews announced a back-up account was ready days ago
Zuckerberg Gives $500 Million Worth of Stock to Charity
Given to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
NORAD Helping On Star Track Santa Claus
Not to be a grinch but is the government really needed for this?
California Democrat Looking to Curb Government Domain Seizures
The feds have been ramping up seizures of domains accused of copyright infringement
