Jun 20 2008
Thousands of Catholics flocked to see the Pope on his recent U.S. tour. But, if you’re like me—a heathen with a penchant for traveling—you’d much rather enjoy the pomp and grandeur of religion by flocking to holy sites, not holy men. The...
Jun 20 2008
They\’re in our computers, reading our files. The Chinese government, that is, according to two U.S. Congressmen who recently accused Beijing of sending hackers to ferret out secret documents stored on Congressional computers. The Chinese deny any...
Jun 19 2008
Right now, you\’re probably happy that you have the vast resources of the entire Internet at your fingertips. It\’s a feeling of power, isn\’t it? All that information, all that content, right there for you whenever you want it?
Jun 19 2008
The two-star general who led an Army investigation into the horrific detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib has accused the Bush administration of war crimes and is calling for accountability.
Jun 19 2008
A cancer patient has made a full recovery after being injected with billions of his own immune cells in the first case of its kind, doctors have disclosed.
Jun 18 2008
Would-be revellers are using satellite images on the internet to find houses with swimming pools - and then turning up uninvited for an impromptu dip.The craze involves using the Google Earth programme, which provides high-quality aerial photos of...
Jun 18 2008
Early in Earth\’s history the surface suffered a heavy hail of meteorites. This is usually bad news for any lifeforms in the vicinity (if you don\’t believe me, just ask a velociraptor), but since even DNA was only a gleam in the...
Jun 18 2008
The melting ice cap could open the North Pole region to easy navigation for five months a year, according to the latest Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, revolutionizing shipping the way the Suez Canal did in the 20th Century.
Jun 18 2008
Crowded with dinosaurs, petrified trees, and other prehistoric treasures, an ancient riverbed in Utah is surprising scientists.
Jun 18 2008
It took just 10 days for video game maker Funcom Inc. to sell 400,000 copies of its newest title, Age of Conan, last month, making it one of the year\’s most successful debuts.