Study: Saber Tooth Cats' Extinction Not Caused by Starvation
Prevailing theory posits the saber-tooth tiger couldn't compete with humans for prey
Science & Technology
Survey: eBook Readership Rises Sharply
Readership of traditional printed books slightly down
Senate Debating Warrantless Domestic Spying Today; Vote Pending
Fourth Amendment? You mean there's more than two?
Our Favorite - and Least Favorite - Things in 2012 (Non-Politics Edition)
Forget politics for a minute. Here's what Reason staffers liked - and hated - in the past year.
Indian Government Will Post Names, Addresses, and Photos of Rapists
Part of strategy to combat crimes against women
EA Removes Gun Store Links From Website
Some are blaming video game violence for the recent Newtown shooting
Stealth Cold War Coming Between US and China
Technology showdown in the air of the South Pacific
Iran Blogger's Death Stirs Activism
Killed while in custody of authorities in October, backlash has had some results
US Sailors Sue Japan over Fukushima Exposure
Claims government covered up dangers to rescue workers
Chicken-and-Egg Conundrum in Analyzing Psychosis in Teen Pot Use
Does marijuana lead to psychosis or does existing psychosis encourage drug use? Study says possibly both.
Sorry, NRA, Gamers Won This Culture War, But it Doesn't Mean They All Love the Violence
Introspection, not regulation, leads to analysis of video game violence
Netflix Blames Amazon For Christmas Outage
Amazon's streaming service unaffected
SpaceX Successfully Launches "Grasshopper" Reusable Rocket
Cutting costs of entering space
UFO Expert Sets 2024 as Date for Possible First Contact
Not quite an end of the world prediction, but in the same ballpark
Google Aiming For Microsoft Office Software Market Share
Taking the fight to Microsoft's turf
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
