Science & Technology
Slovaks Battle Over Data Retention
Who doesn't want the government looking over their shoulder?
Latest Firefox Version Yanked over Security Issues
Would allow scammers access to browsing history
No Dinosaur Parks in Our Future
DNA can't survive more than a few million years to be cloned
Third Person Dies in Miami Parking Garage Collapse
Authorities expect to find one more body
Canadian Navy Spy Pleads Guilty to Passing Info to Russia
Yes, there are spies in Canada
Diamond Planet Discovered
Bigger than Earth and largely made of diamond, 40 light years away
Presidential Bioethics Commission: Need More Gene Privacy Laws
Legal to grab a DNA specimen off someone unwittingly and have it tested in half of states
Aussie Opposition Slams Government Over Data Retention
It's control freaks vs. a more hands-off approach
Mobile Device Privacy Offered by PGP Founder
Yes, it's designed to operate beyond the reach of D.C.'s spooks
Net Censorship On Hold in Philippines
Court suspended the law for 120 days while it hears arguments
Neurosurgeon Convinced Afterlife Exists After Near-Death Experience
Fell into a seven day coma after contracting meningitis in 2008
Marijuana Legalization and the Nanny State: A Reason Debate
Drug Policy Alliance's Ethan Nadelmann and Drug Policy Institute's Kevin Sabet take on pot and public health.
Winners of Nobel Prize in Chemistry Announced
Two American scientists have won the prize for their work on proteins
SpaceX Satellite Took a Wrong Turn
Launch glitch put the payload into the wrong orbit
Honda Offering Free Fuel for Natural Gas Car
Using those high gasoline prices to try and snag some sales
US Navy Swears Next Carrier Will Stick to $11 Billion Budget
The carrier currently under construction is over budget, of course
Dems Want Investigation of California Gas Prices
Don't seem to realize jump due to state's environmental restrictions, not price-gouging
U.S.-Australia Treaty Could Censor Research
Academics would need a government permit to communicate
Genetic Testing Answers Old Question: Who Do You Think You Are?
Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey files his third and final dispatch from the Consumer Genetics Conference.
Pakistan Blocks 20,000 Web Sites
It's all a reaction to the recent fuss, with no opportunism, of course
Taiwan Wants Military Bases Censored from Apple Maps
They're apparently supposed to be secret
Under Gov't, Hollywood Pressure, ISPs To Spy on File-Sharers
And they'll interfere with your connection if you're naughty
Andrew Sullivan Just About Needs Suicide Watch over Obama Numbers
And now a lesson on the dangers of becoming emotionally attached to political figures
Post-Trial Document Dump Reveals Misleading Apple Arguments
Samsung's CEO noted the iPhone was the gold standard in the smart phone industry when he said to build something like it
Russia Emergency Situations Ministry to Bolster Monitor of Natural Phenomena from Space
Looking at natural disasters from oute space, not at outer space phenomenon
Winners of Nobel Prize in Physics Announced
Serge Haroche and David Wineland have been recognized for their work on the relationship between light and matter on the subatomic level
