35,000 NYC Properties Added to Flood Maps
Will affect insurance rates, zoning rules
Science & Technology
Pentagon Not Sure How Long Undetonated IEDs Last
Don't know when they'll degrade or how long they remain a threat
England Looks to Rush High-Speed Rail Projects
Opponents concerned about rural destruction and blight
Japan's Transport Ministry: Dreamliner Battery Not to Blame For Faults
Entire fleet still grounded
San Francisco Tech Companies to Get Tax Breaks in Exchange For Charitable Contributions
Twitter one of the companies to benefit
Oil Spill on Mississippi River
After two barges hit a railroad bridge in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Senator Harkin to Wage Pricey War on Fat
Even if you're thin, you'll pay for Tom Harkin's fat fatwa.
Hackers Take Over U.S. Sentencing Commission Website to Avenge Aaron Swartz
Anonymous takes responsibility
Google, Yahoo Have More Respect for the Fourth Amendment Than the Feds
Have a policy not to divulge e-mail contents without a warrant
Flu Hospitalizations, Deaths Still Rising
Epidemic starting to die down in the East
'Net Neutrality' Back on D.C. Agenda
You didn't think they'd give up on that power-grab, did you?
DHS Chief Wants 'Cybersecurity' Legislation To Ward Off 'Cyber 9/11'
See Mencken on "endless series of hobgoblins"
Al-Shabab Twitter Account Suspended
Somali Islamist group used the account to issue threats
Dung Beetles Roll Balls of Poo Based on Milky Way
Keeps them rolling in a straight line
French Court Orders Twitter Disclose Name of Racist Tweeter
Started after anti-Semitic hashtag trended on Twitter in France
Tech Journalists, Academics Excited About Twitter's Six Second Videos
Hoping it creates an explosion in video sharing
Neutron Capture Responsible for Ordering Universe
Heavy elements not possible without it
LAPD Used Anti-Terror Tool to Spy in Typical Criminal Cases
Surveillance tool used 21 times in four-month period without court's knowledge
Senators Urge Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline
Letter signed by 53 of them sent to president
French Court Rules Twitter Must Reveal Authors of Racist Tweets
So that they can be prosecuted
Loving Hating Breitbart
A powerful post-partisan message from a documentary about an infamous right-winger
U.S. Lags in Permitting Bird Flu Research
Scientists elsewhere get back to work while the government here continues its ban
Toyota, BMW Jointly Developing Sports Car
Long-term collaboration between the two companies expected
