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March 1 2010

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137 diggsThe discussion of strategy within the environmental movement, indeed the entire social justice movement, is fraught with challenges that may well be unique to our age.
72 diggsGreen businesses and green business practices were the first thing I noticed when I touched down in South Africa 4 days ago. Check out what I found. Sure to blow you away.
235 diggsThis is GREAT! DarthMoose made a real life version of T3-M4.
105 diggsIt's high time to ask the questions that challenge some of the surface myths that the Tea Party has been feeding to the media. So this week, I'm firing back on eleven pieces of conventional wisdom about the tea party movement.
272 diggsThere's no dispute that U.S. debt is high and rising. But it may rise higher than current measures project because of what's not included in budget discussions.
164 diggsIn this ultimate collection, we bring you a massive selection of great Web design tutorials from all over the design community. All of the tutorials use Photoshop for the main application. By the end, you should have a pretty good idea of where and how to start designing for the Web.
176 diggsOur modern industrial society emits an unprecedented amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, contributing to global climate change. How much do we as individuals contribute to global warming.
147 diggsHere is an expose into my schizophrenic relationship with Nintendo, and why I love and hate them at the same time.
172 diggsFruit juices drunk by millions of children each day could contain a harmful chemical linked to cancer, scientists have warned. Researchers have found high levels of antimony - which can be lethal in large doses - in many popular brands.
231 diggsLynx, brown bears, wolves and elk are among a range of animals being considered for reintroduction to the countryside centuries after they died out in Britain.
255 diggsMichael Swaim looks at our most clearly insane child vloggers, and the adult vloggers they're likely to turn into.
365 diggs30 people throw a birthday party for a random stranger in a bar. The mission was filmed with cameras hidden behind two way mirrors, and the audio comes from hidden wireless microphones. Watch the video first, and then check out the behind-the-scenes report.
179 diggsLAS VEGAS -- Another race, another victory for Jimmie Johnson and yet another round of griping about the NASCAR champion's dominance.
166 diggsFifty years after she began studying chimps, the conservationist explains why emotional involvement helped her understand them - and could save them
172 diggsNote to self: If you duplicate this stunt, don't use steel pots...
119 diggsThere’s been a lot of speculation concerning Apple and what some believe will be it’s inevitable entrance into the gaming industry.
165 diggsA study in the March issue of Psychological Bulletin, a journal of the American Psychological Association, shows that playing violent video games increases violent thinking, attitudes and behaviors among players. And it does nothing to promote positive social behaviors.
114 diggsCats in kimono. Cats dressed in red curls like Anne of Green Gables. Cats posing in Napoleon hats. Cats in tiaras. Cats in black lace.
330 diggsA local news segment profiles the 3 week long, city-wide, water gun assassination tournament.
184 diggsToday we want to bring to your attention a collective of 45 creative and beautiful resumes that will definitely impress an employer. Let’s not take any chances to let your dream job slip away (again).
115 diggsThey say Stormtroopers can't hit the broad side of a barn, but there's one that can hit the hardest target of all - the cold heart of a Halo Spartan.
202 diggsIf the ordinance passes, anybody who breaks it would first receive a warning and then fines up to $300 for subsequent offenses.
178 diggsLast October the Amsterdam Court ruled that three former Pirate Bay operators had to remove a list of ‘infringing’ torrents from the website and block access to Dutch users. The Pirate Bay trio had to comply with the Court’s demands before today, but nothing has changed and it’s unlikely that the Dutch will be shut out of the site in the near futur
171 diggsTheir unlikely friendship is one of the highest-level connections between the polarized parties.
120 diggsThe homes and haunts of the gods.
99 diggsIt is the world’s first large screen full high definition 3D all in one computer designed for the 3D home experience.
134 diggsIt's about time someone primaried the DINO Lincoln.
315 diggsBar a couple of exceptions (including The Big Apple), all British towns that American towns have taken their names from remain bigger, better and awesomer than their new US cousins.
105 diggsThis 14-month-old boy born without pores in his skin has baffled medics by developing fish scales.
99 diggsMany observers believe China has developed a “new paradigm,” a superior economic model that challenges the dominance of Western ideas about economies. But I have a question for tanboontee, and for anyone else who wants to jump in on this discussion – what exactly is this “new paradigm?”
155 diggsThe best falls, fails, blown saves, mistakes of 2009 all in one video.
184 diggsWhether you want to be the king of your castle or the least-desperate housewife on the block, here are 20 houses we'd all love to own right off Hollywood's big and small screens.
191 diggsMariusz Pudzianowski, the world’s strongest man, will take on former UFC heavyweight champ Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass on April 23rd.
175 diggsThe two men were caught on camera as they stood on a promenade and spent several minutes dodging waves as they crashed into the habour wall.
167 diggsThe company is making changes to comply with Indian regulations to allow for bank withdrawal services, but personal payments remain suspended.
174 diggs Here are nine totally badass hybrid monsters that deserve to star in their own B-movies. Some are bear-related; some are not. Some of these you might have seen around the Internet before; others were pulled from the ether of my mind. And I’m not just being poetic when I say that; I huff a lot of ether.
83 diggsThe ancestor of all those Chihuahuas, spaniels and tiny terriers likely came from the Middle East, a new study finds.
104 diggsFive well-preserved trackways found in Japan reveal a relatively small pterosaur with hook-like claws on each foot.
170 diggs"They are totally naked, although they have the option of wearing an adult diaper if they are a little bit shy about going full monty"
199 diggsOn Friday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced a new policy which allows all users of unclassified computers in the .mil domain access to popular social networking sites.
100 diggsGoogle actually began incorporating geo-tagged photos into Street View last year, but they've now added a new photo-viewing interface for users moving through a Street View tour of well-captured areas. That allows you to peek at places that weren't accessible by Google's camera-topped cars, and also provides more angles on any area y
177 diggsAt this week's RSA security conference, Brad Arkin, director of product security and privacy at Adobe Systems, will spend a lot of time with Adobe customers, explaining what the company is doing to improve security. He sat down with CSOonline.com a couple days before the start of RSA to offer a preview of what he'll discuss.
115 diggsThey no longer have Carol and Mike Brady to resolve their disputes, and all these years later, Marcia and Jan still can't get along. The feud between Maureen McCormick and Eve Plumb has been raging for years and caused the cancellation of a televised Brady reunion planned for this week.
129 diggsAs part of the deep cuts announced this week at ABC News, the network plans to close all of its physical bureaus around the country except Washington and halve the number of its domestic correspondents.
175 diggsGold medal winning women get very little exposure, these photos help us focus on their achievements in more detail.
143 diggsGraceful, no more doom and gloom, and on Cash's own terms...and one reason why it falls short.
243 diggsThese are the 15 most bizarre tributes to fame; please don't be one of these people.
157 diggsThe global recession has hampered many things a country can do; major construction projects are put on hold or cancelled, budgets are slashed and tourism can suffer, but what if you're hosting an Olympic Games?
359 diggsArs sits down with the head of Google's "Data Liberation Front" to talk about why the company makes it simple to export data from Google's services.
139 diggsNearly 40 years after the first Earth Day, this is irony: The United States has reduced the manmade pollutants that left its waterways dead, discolored and occasionally flammable. But now, it has managed to smother the same waters with the most natural stuff in the world.
88 diggsMen who regularly take over-the-counter painkillers are twice as likely to suffer hearing problems than those who don't, a study has shown. Researchers found that younger men are particularly at risk. Taking paracetamol at least twice a week doubles the risk of mild to severe deafness before the age of 50.
151 diggsFor companies whose core product is content—like every newspaper and magazine you read—the idea that we Internet visionaries sold is a total load of crap. So, on behalf of all misdirected Internet visionaries, I'm sorry. We like you—we really do—and we don't want a world without you.
146 diggsThese heavy-duty browser add-ons can replace desktop applications
178 diggsEVEN a resume that boasts of saving the city from Doctor Octopus and sparkling references from the likes of Captain America cannot keep Spider-Man off the unemployment line.
242 diggsApple has issued its 2010 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report and discovered three instances in which the factories hired underage workers.
47 diggsIvins was bondage- and sorority-obsessed cross-dressing Yankee hater
84 diggsJust because a professional athlete has success in his career does not automatically qualify them for an executive position.
118 diggsWhere do twisters come from? I have joined the biggest tornado hunt in history. The two-year, $12 million project, called Verification of the Origin of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment, or VORTEX2, began on 10 May with the aim of recording, for the first time, the entire life cycle of a tornado.
221 diggsWhile governments around the world adopt open source, U.S. business groups say we should fear it.
127 diggsCitrate in the fruit reduces the formation of calcium oxalate stones (the most common type) and lowers urine acidity, much like the kidney stone medication potassium citrate.
284 diggsKobe Bryant on friday night got caught with some 'innovative' defensive tactics, including punching his defensive assignment where the sun don't shine...
169 diggsIt's a strange little bug that while in larva state, lives underwater and creates its own "shell" by spinning a sticky silk that collects sand grains. Scientists are using this as an inspiration for a biomimetic solution in surgery, hoping to create a synthetic version that can be used as an adhesive tape-like suture.
185 diggsGary Fisher says he entered into a 'suicide pact' with 17-year-old Sasha Jones after she was sexually assaulted.
334 diggsSome rape victims wouldn't have been raped if they had dressed properly, according to some religious nuts handing out pamphlets in Virginia. So basically if you dress like a tramp, you're asking for it; and leading good men away from Godliness by giving them impure thoughts.
73 diggsThe filibuster – tool of obstruction in the U.S. Senate – is alternately blamed and praised for wilting President Barack Obama's ambitious agenda. Some even say it's made the nation ungovernable.
152 diggsPeople rarely talk about iPhone app piracy, but when they do, it's sounds devastating: 90% piracy rates, $450 million in lost sales, etc. Here's the truth: App Store piracy isn't a big deal --and it never will be.
171 diggsLincoln in hand-to-hand combat with a vampire assassin? That's not quite how I remember it from the history books.
161 diggsDigger wasps of the genus Philanthus, so-called "beewolves", house beneficial bacteria on their cocoons that guarantee protection against harmful microorganisms. The amount of antibiotics was visualized by means of imaging techniques based on mass spectrometry (LDI imaging) and merged as pseudocolors onto the cocoon.
147 diggsThe AAP says that the size and shape of the hot dog is the perfect fit for a youngster's windpipe and is lobbying for a complete redesign of the hot dog.
142 diggsA fresh rap video based on the rhyme scheme of Dr. Seuss's books, featuring hot ladies, flashy environmentally-friendly car...
114 diggsNASA and the Associated Landscape Contractors of America studied houseplants as a way to purify the air in space facilities. They found several plants that filter out common volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
127 diggsSuperman, Spider-Man, Batman and George "The Decider" Bush all get The Daily Show treatment.
175 diggsThere are only 7 cars that both get better than 30 mpg and cost less than $20,000. Here they are.
214 diggsNew rules say organic milk and meat must come from livestock grazing on pasture for at least four months of the year, and that 30 percent of their feed must come from grazing. The old rules said only that animals must have "access to pasture."
246 diggsDouglas McGregor says he didn't mean to rape his 71-year-old patient. A lame excuse which could accidentally land him in prison.
147 diggsRemember how Google Chrome’s market share grew last month, but Firefox and Internet Explorer’s shares slipped downward ever-so-slightly? That trend continued in February, according to web analytics company Net Applications. This time, however, Chrome was the only browser to grow at all (Safari moved up a little bit in January, but not so this ti...
112 diggsThis article looks into some of the less obvious objects we can expect our smartphones to help improve and ultimately replace
146 diggsJust in case Charmin isn't doing it for you anymore, UK retailer Waitrose has come up with what it calls a "super soft cashmere loo roll." The innovative new product sells for £2.29 ($3.49) for a four-pack, which is certainly a bargain if the whole idea of wiping with wool appeals to you.
241 diggsThe president was described in the report as in "excellent health" despite his struggles with nicotine and a slightly elevated cholesterol level. He was also urged to practice "moderation in alcohol intake" Back in 2005, the president discussed his attempt to quit smoking, saying, ""The flesh is weak. It's an ongoing battle. I have my gum,.....
251 diggsSo if you wouldn't juggle and jerk off, why DWT? Now, if I get bagged in some of those red states, which by no means typifies communism, by how much does my car insurance get hiked up?
293 diggsSilvio Scaglia, the founder of online video broadcaster Babelgum, has been jailed in Italy on charges of being involved in a 2-billion-euro ($2.7 billion) money-laundering scheme, the Italian media reported Monday.
160 diggsA new laser developed by scientists at MIT could make light-speed computing a reality.
150 diggsSquare Enix has announced that the beta test for Final Fantasy XIV may begin as early as next week.
129 diggsThis question has always been a heated point of contention.
77 diggsRoger Ebert lost his voice to salivary-gland cancer in 2006 (yet Tyra Banks continues to speak, thanks, God), but thanks to a Scottish company called CereProc, he now has a computer program that can speak what he types in his own voice.
130 diggsJeff Bridges - 0 for 5 (so far) - This could be Jeff Bridges' year. The actor has been nominated for an Oscar Award a whopping five times, including this year's nomination for "Crazy Heart," but has yet to win the coveted prize.
269 diggsBilliards trick, that is...
117 diggsTwo thousand federal transportation workers were furloughed without pay on Monday, and the Obama administration said they have a Kentucky senator to blame for it. Federal reimbursements to states for highway programs will also be halted, the Transportation Department said in a statement late Sunday.
154 diggsFor years, warehouse clubs have filled their towering shelves with family-size portions, but for families receiving government food stamps, those items were out of reach. But with job losses mounting and more consumers pleading poverty, the nation's largest warehouse retailers decided to retool their cash registers and store policies.
183 diggsColony collapse disorder continues to take its toll. Prices for honey were up 50-cents a pound for consumers ... but only 2-cents a pound for beekeepers.
154 diggsWhen they take drugs and alcohol, oh the fun they have!
107 diggsAfter the Republicans and Democrats met at the White House summit on health care, it was clear that the parties are very far away from a bipartisan agreement. Indeed, few participants walked away with the sense that they were any closer to a deal.
94 diggsFormer Real Madrid and France star Zinedine Zidane says he regrets having headbutted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final but he'd rather die than apologize to the Italian defender.
152 diggsThe Tea Party now has a challenger--for media attention, at least. A new organization called the Coffee Party is touting a pro-federal government, anti-obstructionist platform.
185 diggsFrom the fandom files, here's the cast of "Lost" given "Simpsons" treatment ... click for full version....
203 diggsNot sure if this is more funny or sad...but I had to chuckle.
111 diggs"Alice in Wonderland" has influenced many bands and artists alike, and here are some of the best "Alice" related songs.
199 diggs
117 diggsTwo parts of an ancient biblical manuscript, separated across centuries and continents, are going on display together for the first time at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The 1,300-year-old fragments, existed separately and with their relationship unknown. Together, they make up the text of the Song of the Sea.
151 diggsThe 4-year-old daughter of Jesse Browning -- one of the stars of The History Channel's "Ax Men" -- died tragically yesterday in Oregon after being mauled by one of the family's pet Rottweilers.
170 diggsDmitri Medvedev and Vladimir Putin have ambitious plans to create a Russian Silicon Valley. But Moscow's age-old desire to control may get in the way of success
163 diggsIt must have taken a lot of chutzpah to introduce this pizza variation in the pizza capital of the world. Or maybe the proprietors knew that the combination of novelty and relentless hype would draw culinary curiosity seekers like flies to -- well, never mind.
89 diggsMavericks is perhaps the most famous big wave surf spot in mainland U.S.A. Here are Surfer Magazine's favorite photos from the 2010 Mavericks Big Wave Surf Contest.
225 diggsAt this year's Geneva Motor Show, Porsche is planning a 918 Spyder Concept that looks staged to replace it, and though it doesn't share much in common with the previous supercar, it builds on its spirit with a huge dose of modern technology and style.
210 diggsThe conventional treatment for food allergies has long been no treatment; patients are simply asked to avoid problem foods altogether. But recent studies suggest a new approach.
225 diggsMarch 1 is Beer Day, so let's take a look at some of the strangest flavors of beer in the world.
225 diggsAn instant look back at the Winter Olympics.
172 diggsSen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) is already infamous for blocking a temporary extension of unemployment and COBRA benefits for out of work Americans. But included in that package is legislation to prevent a mandatory pay cut for doctors--and by standing in it's way, he's triggered a 21 percent fee reduction to doctors seeing Medicare patients starting today
200 diggsWe are the problem...
198 diggsDespite fierce opposition to 'Frankenfoods' in Europe and elsewhere, fields full of genetically modified foods are sprouting up around the world. Are they a solution to the food crisis, or another environmental disaster in the making?
256 diggsThere are downsides to being a single woman in your 20s who is actively dating. Experiences can be downright depressing to hilarious. Online dating is a great way to meet people as well as a great source of entertainment, along with a waste of an outfit. If you do any of these things below, you will not get laid.
133 diggsTomorrow in Geneva, Porsche will unveil a new plug-in hybrid concept called 918 Spyder. This is not your average hybrid like Toyota Prius or Honda.
148 diggsThe earthquake that killed more than 700 people in Chile on Feb. 27 probably shifted the Earth's axis and shortened the day, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientist said.
90 diggsIt was supposed to be a "friendly" basketball game for charity. But any competition that Floyd Mayweather is involved with is anything but friendly.
215 diggsThere’s a lot of fuss being made about Democrats’ plan to “raise taxes” -- or more appropriately let the Bush-era tax cuts expire. And while I’m not happy about Washington taking a bigger piece of the pie, the fact of the matter is that President Obama and his party aren’t getting greedy as many investors and economists feared.
126 diggsPC games without manuals are like keyboards without mice. But is there more to these booklets than a pile of printed musty paper?
54 diggsHazardous materials crews were on the scene at the IRS building in Ogden, Utah, where one person was removed on a stretcher and several others were undergoing decontamination showers.
142 diggsHarry Markopolos tried for years to blow the whistle on the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, and was roundly ignored by the Securities and Exchange Commission.Now, even with a book coming out, he's still mad.
135 diggsAnd all it takes to measure is a simple spinning disk here on Earth. When reached for comment, Dark Matter says: "Come on, you almost found me!"
225 diggsThe title says it all, this guy sucks.
175 diggsNeuroscientists have found that as we age, our brain's reaction time slows and our ability to multitask diminishes. But maturity also brings an enhanced ability to reason out problems and empathize. And the middle-aged brain can still strengthen neuron circuits associated with memory and decision-making.
419 diggsThis infographic shows law enforcement statistics for outdoor marijuana cultivation
109 diggsYour chance to hear Gorillaz's hotly anticipated third album, Plastic Beach, a week before it's released!
124 diggsBBC daytime television presenter Kristian Digby has been found dead at his flat in east London, police say.
245 diggs If you have just taken the plunge, or are about to, and for those thinking about bootstrapping (even for business people that are just trying to save), I’ve laid down some tips that I’ve learned by doing, as a young entrepreneur and investor.
109 diggsBrooklyn prosecutors on Monday cleared ACORN of criminal wrongdoing after a four-month probe that began when undercover Republican "conservative" activists filmed workers giving what appeared to be illegal advice on how to hide money.
203 diggsJean Higgins knew the television series she produces was having an impact on Hawaii’s economy when she pulled up to the set on the first day of shooting the fourth season of “Lost” and counted 10 shiny new pickup trucks on the lot.
172 diggsFollowing a DMCA takedown request from Fox regarding an Avatar torrent, Google has removed the BTJunkie homepage from its search results. A few months ago Google erroneously banned The Pirate Bay homepage for which it later apologized. Whether or not the BTJunkie ban is also a mistake is unclear.
169 diggsShort, sweet and to the point. He walks the walk.
103 diggs...As sensitive and realistic a portrait of American combat in the Pacific as you ever will see.
155 diggsThese 8 rivalries will go down in history as the toughest, dirtiest and best basketball match-ups ever.
250 diggsIt's Monday isn't it, kitteh? FEELS Like a Miserable Monday! Having a bad damn day...
135 diggsThey raped a 16-year-old girl, then forced her friend to rape her whiletwo other boys were forced to have sex with each other...
149 diggsPictures from the Fifth Annual Bulldog Beauty Contest in Longbeach, California. Be forewarned of the excessive cuteness.
157 diggsWith much of Haiti's capital razed to the ground from the devastating January earthquake, construction firms are looking at the city as a test site for construction recycling technologies.
88 diggsUntil recently, you had to edit your photos using client software on your computer, but today Google has acquired Picnik, one of the first sites to bring photo editing to the cloud.
156 diggsWith both men and women competing on the world stage in Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Games, most will tell you that over these two weeks of competition
230 diggsThe 918 Spyder is powered by both a 500-horsepower V8 and a pair of electric motors (one for each axle) producing an additional 218 horsepower or 160kW. At full gallop, the concept can theoretically reach 62 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds and nip 198 mph on the high end.
97 diggsWhat’s the message here? ‘If I wear these clothes more women will want to have sex with me,’ ” said James Sawhill, a Rutgers-Newark marketing professor. “I’m so sick of people seeing Newark as a place where they can do whatever they want,” he said. “They think they can put it in a black community and nobody is going to say or do anything.”
159 diggsWe ask ourselves the golden question, “Is this app a keeper?” That’s what this list is all about — those apps that eventually find a permanent place on our Macs to call Home. Everyone should have these installed, regardless of what you use your Mac for.
139 diggsOn sunday, we saw what has to go down as one of the single greatest sporting contests in recent history. Today, the NHL starts back up. The question, of course, is whether the NHL, after receiving the ultimate advertisement, can find some way to carry that momentum forward. Given their recent (and not so recent, come to think of it), history, you
140 diggsHe's wondering where the acid is and when the orgies start, kids just don't party like they did in the 60's. Poor old dude was just coming down from his last tab when a giant orange centipede takes his picture.
168 diggsData from analytics firm Quantcast says Mac OS X users account for 10.9 percent of North Americans online. Data also shows huge growth for Snow Leopard, and even bigger growth for mobile browsing. Web analytics firm Quantcast has recently published some usage statistics for operating systems, broken out into geographical regions...
166 diggsThe first time I was ever published in a book was 1997. It was because I found Roger Ebert's email and asked him a question.
115 diggsCraig Ferguson begins to amass his robot army...
256 diggsDespite its fairly strong record over the last decade, Apple has not been without its lapses and major changes. And, in the spirit of Conan O'Brien's "Guests We'll Never Have Back," let's take a look at "Some Things We'll Never Have Back" on the Apple front. Starting with the G4 Cube and ending with The Color White. See if you agree...
136 diggsParents reallllly put a damper on their kids’ coolness factor, unless of course their parents happen to be major Hollywood icons. Growing up as Hollywood royalty definitely has its perks, especially for the celebrity spawn trying to make it on their own. Here's a list of 10 celebrity children trying to earn Hollywood A-list status.
103 diggsPot clubs were nonexistent in northern California's largest city a year ago, forcing patients to trek north to Oakland or SF or south to Santa Cruz. Those bad old days are over, and a Los Angeles-style cannabis gold rush has set in...
413 diggsThe biggest threat to the open internet is not Chinese hackers or greedy anti-net neutrality ISPs, it's Michael McConnell, former director of national intelligence. McConnell is the nice-seeming guy who is willing and able to use fear-mongering to manipulate the federal bureaucracy for his own ends, And now he says we need to re-engineer the 'net.
86 diggsNo more fumbling with tiny touchpads: by combining acoustic sensors and a mini-projector, you can now have a keypad on your arm
110 diggsSega is finally pulling the wraps off Obsidian's new action RPG, Alpha Protocol, which rolls elements of RPG and action gaming up into what seems to be a pretty cool CIA story.
165 diggsPS3s appears to be working again after a time and date error crashed offline games and nerfed PlayStation Network access for the better part of a day.
350 diggsTom Bruso, aka "Epic Beard Man", started his path to fame after being caught on tape beating the hell out of someone on a transit bus in Oakland, CA, as well as being tased by police at a baseball game. His fanatical and often times disturbing antics have elevated him to legend status, although, I'm not sure he really cares.
270 diggsRemains of an enormous snake have been discovered in a 67-million-year-old dinosaur nest, according to a new study. The snake was found coiled around a crushed dinosaur egg and next to what was left of a hatchling titanosaur.
456 diggsVast pockets of water ice numbering in the millions of tons have been discovered at the north pole of the moon.
219 diggsNew genetic evidence shows polar bears withstood a very warm interglacial period 44,000 years ago. So can they survive current warming?
140 diggsHigh schools and community colleges are undertaking career-oriented reforms, while the federal Workforce Investment Act is funding expanded programs for young people and for workers dislocated by economic change. It sounds good, but unfortunately, much of the money and hope will be wasted - unless current myths are replaced with facts...
101 diggsAnd, by the way, Murray has his leg in a sling because of a skiing mishap, but that doesn't explain either his hat or the fact that his voice sounds completely different. Maybe he's possessed...
150 diggsYou're probably relatively confident in your various machines' integrity against hackers. Repeat Pwn2Own hacking competition victor Charlie Miller would like you to know that you're wrong—especially if you have Flash.
107 diggsGoogle's new version of its web broswer offer automatic translation of websites as well as enhanced privacy controls
231 diggsSometimes we assume that the map we are taught is the real map of the world, but it’s quite surprising to see just how many of the boundaries, and even the actual existence or legitimacy of an entire nation, are disputed.
148 diggsThough we have yet to see any video of gameplay, this cinematic trailer for Sid Meier's Civilization V (PC) is thoroughly epic. The game, which will move the series to hexagonal tiles for the first time, will be released this fall by publisher 2K Games.
82 diggsAMERICAN freestyle legend Seth Enslow has made history by setting a new world record for a long-distance jump on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The Crusty Demons star broke Bubba Blackwell's record set in Las Vegas 1999 by 18 feet (5.4m) with a jump of 183.7 feet (56m) at Sydney's Barangaroo.
216 diggsFour partners in Wiseguy Tickets and Seats were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of reaping $25 million reselling premium tickets to concerts and sporting events by hacking into online vendor Ticketmaster.com. The four men resold 1.5 million tickets for events featuring Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, and Hannah Montana.
187 diggshroughout his 60-film career, Hitchcock can be spotted in nearly 40 movies, oftentimes as a passerby walking down the street or random face in the crowd visible for a second before disappearing from view.
237 diggsLooking for something good on TV? Animated spies, backstabbing lawyers and rampant nudity are all the rage.
106 diggsTenley and Vienna both vied for Jake's affections this season, but only one received the final rose.
72 diggsIs there an evolutionary purpose to feeling really sad?
120 diggsLast month, Variety panned a thriller called Iron Cross. But the review has been disappeared from Variety's web site, which probably has something to do with the $400,000 Iron Cross' producers paid to Variety for an awards campaign.
262 diggsLiving together can be especially tricky for individuals after one or both partners has had a traditional marriage, especially if there are children and/or obligations to an ex-spouse, not to mention other complex issues that may be carried into the new relationship.
114 diggsPolice are calling out a man for his unibrow and using it as an identifying trait in asking for the public's assistance to locate him.
199 diggsGeneral Motors Co. announced an upcoming recall of 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac vehicles over steering motor failure. The recall will be compact vehicles including:
261 diggsAn eerie blue glow and ominous columns of dark dust highlight M78 and other bright reflection nebula in the constellation of Orion. The dark filamentary dust not only absorbs light, but also reflects the light of several bright blue stars that formed recently in the nebula.
192 diggsAs reaction to the profile of the beloved critic (and cancer survivor) pours in, Esquire's writer shares details from his reporting to accompany these previously unpublished photographs by Ethan Hill
170 diggsUnlike wood-based models, the Heat 1X is a real metal rocket. At more than 9 meters high, it's also the largest amateur rocket in the world. The guys building it are planning one almost as large as the V-2.
167 diggsTopeka’s mayor today signed a proclamation that for the rest of the month, Topeka will be known as “Google, Kansas.”
88 diggsIf you were to take the best engineers in the world and asked them to design a perfect plug for a child's airway, you couldn't do better than a hot dog. That's according to a doctor with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
184 diggsThere's a pun there somewhere. Perhaps a million of them.
135 diggsSony has restored service to the PlayStation Network by resolving a glitch in the internal clock of some PlayStation 3 consoles.
217 diggsAs its name suggests, the 890GX features an integrated graphics core, but there's more to the story. AMD has specifically stated that the 890GX will officially support upcoming 6-Core Phenom II X6 processors, and courtesy of a new Southbridge, the AMD 890GX is the first motherboard chipset to natively support SATA 6G.
78 diggsSouth Africa and Mexico kick off the World Cup on June 11, but until then we can only count down the days until the tournament begins. We're going to do that with 101 different stories running over 101 days -- call it World Cup 101.
150 diggsThey're said to utter little more than an occasional groan, but zombies -- the blood-drenched monsters we all know and love -- still have a right to free speech, a US court ruled this week.