Warmer Weather Brings Earlier Springs
Many plants flowering earlier than they did in the 19th century
Science & Technology
Can Money Buy Happiness After All?
New research suggests an old paradox might not be true.
Latest Video Game Violence Overreach: Rules that Have Already Been Struck Down
Congressman wants to regulate video games like porn with about as much likelihood of success
Curiosity Rover's Tracks on Mars Seen from Space
Mars Recon Observer NASA's eye in the sky
Leahy Slams War on Pot, Promises Forensics and Sentencing Reform in Georgetown Speech
"We have spent...hundreds of billions of dollars on this so called 'war on drugs.' Well, we've lost."
Slate Writer Matt Yglesias Suggests Obama Kids More Important Than Other People's
The cult of the presidency lives
Amazon Getting into Mobile Music Sales
Safari users will be able to bypass iTunes
How YouTube Saved TV
From farting babies to multiplatform sitcoms, the online video giant has it all.
Red Bull Sued over Energy Claims
Because they charge more money than coffee. No, it makes no sense.
US Developer Outsourced His Work to China to Get Paid to Watch Cat Videos Instead
Verizon's IT department caught him after discovering a live connection with China
6 Video Games Every Libertarian Should Play
Post-apocalyptic America, Ayn Rand underwater, the decline of the Wild West, and more.
Study: Shellfish Feel Pain
"Tremendous" pain for lobsters boiled alive, for example
NASA, European Counterpart to Cooperate on Manned Mission to Moon
Would be first trip outside near Earth orbit in more than 40 years
NASA, Europe Plan for New Manned Spacecraft
Let's see if they can make this one cost-efficient
Congresswoman Names Law After Dead Guy, But Wait! This One Might Be Good!
Aaron Swartz's death inspires effort to scale back federal authority
Congressman Wants To Outlaw 3D-Printed Gun Magazines
Which is like banning photocopying ... Nevermind. Stupid people are stupid.
U.S. Tech Popular With Censorship-Happy Regimes
What was that about selling the rope ...?
Congresswoman Proposes "Aaron's Law" after Swartz
Would update law to exempt violations of Internet terms of services from criminal prosecution
FBI's Surveillance Strategies "Privileged and Confidential"
How they've responded to Supreme Court decision that GPS tracking devices count as searches is undisclosed
College Student Suspended for Insulting Woman Via Social Media
Said her legs looked like "bleached hams" in YouTube comments
Judge: Gov't Must Prove Manning Knew Al Qaeda Would See Leaked Docs
Did he know where cables and reports given to WikiLeaks would end up?
Can a Carbon Tax Solve Man-Made Global Warming?
In theory carbon taxes are a good idea. But the practical reality is a different story.
25 New Gene Variants Linked to Autism
Not necessarily a cause, but a predictive marker
White House Increases Threshold to Pretend to Care About Your Concerns
If you can get 100,000 folks for your petition, maybe just start a PAC?
