Stephen Hawking's time machine[ Fri, 7 May 2010 15:28:39 GMT ]In an article in the Daily Mail this week, British cosmologist Stephen Hawking outlined not one, but three, theoretically realistic ideas for traveling through time, one of which he says is even practical.

iCasino? ITunes sweepstakes apps raise concerns[ Fri, 7 May 2010 10:36:56 GMT ]Apple recently allowed developers to begin selling sweepstakes apps for iPhone on its iTunes site, but some experts say the games might constitute illegal lotteries or gambling.

Satellites spot world’s biggest beaver dam[ Sat, 8 May 2010 18:49:33 GMT ]A Canadian-based ecologist says he has located the world's largest beaver dam in northwestern Canada using Google satellite technology.

Cosmic Log: Strange shapes in space[ Fri, 7 May 2010 23:43:20 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.

Slideshow: Space in pictures: Blasts from beyond[ Wed, 5 May 2010 13:16:15 GMT ]See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.

Researcher offers arm to knife-wielding robot[ Sun, 09 May 2010 06:02:00 PDT ]A German researcher gives a robot a few knives--as well as his own arm--to play with. A collision avoidance system he and his colleagues are testing may help prevent injury by robot.

Obama: iPod, iPad don't empower[ Sun, 09 May 2010 12:13:45 PDT ]In a commencement speech at Virginia's Hampton University, the president offers that gadgets turn information into a distraction. He also says he doesn't know how to use an iPod, iPad, Xbox, or PlayStation.

Following, not leading on Twitter[ Sun, 09 May 2010 12:36:39 PDT ]Followers don't necessarily equal influence on Twitter. Content that flows downstream appears to be more valuable to the Twitter-verse at large.

Future technologies research on display (photos)[ Sun, 09 May 2010 13:22:25 PDT ]Intel Labs opens its doors to show off a few of their ideas for the future of computing.

Dodging presidential scorn of the iPad[ Sun, 09 May 2010 16:45:51 PDT ]President Obama bemoans the iPad as a distraction--but an Xbox it's not.

Neanderthal genome shines light on human evolution[ Fri, 07 May 2010 16:46:43 EDT ]An international team of scientists that spent more than a decade studying remains of Neanderthals has drafted the first genome sequence of humans' closest extinct biological relative.

Skyscraper aims to clean up river[ Thu, 06 May 2010 04:22:21 EDT ]Imagine a skyscraper that -- instead of hosting offices -- houses a system that purifies the water of a polluted river, employs the people living in surrounding slums and gives them a home in which to live.

Understanding Facebook's privacy aftershocks[ Fri, 07 May 2010 11:02:55 EDT ]It's been a long time since it got in the way of the World Series, but the threat of seismic tumult still hangs over Silicon Valley. When earthquakes elsewhere in the world dominate the news, people get a little more sensitive to their own vulnerability in the Bay Area. The ground might really have just given a twitch. Is it moving?

Nokia sues Apple over iPad patents[ Fri, 07 May 2010 13:26:50 EDT ]Nokia is suing Apple over what it claims are infringing patents in the iPad and iPad 3G.

Facebook statuses reveal happiness[ Thu, 06 May 2010 16:29:39 EDT ]Facebook has extended its "Gross National Happiness" prototype app to 18 new countries. The app analyzes words in status updates to track changes in collective emotion.

Satellites spot world’s biggest beaver dam[ Sat, 8 May 2010 18:49:33 GMT ]A Canadian-based ecologist says he has located the world's largest beaver dam in northwestern Canada using Google satellite technology.

Stephen Hawking's time machine[ Fri, 7 May 2010 15:28:39 GMT ]In an article in the Daily Mail this week, British cosmologist Stephen Hawking outlined not one, but three, theoretically realistic ideas for traveling through time, one of which he says is even practical.

Stephen Hawking's time machine[ Fri, 7 May 2010 15:28:39 GMT ]In an article in the Daily Mail this week, British cosmologist Stephen Hawking outlined not one, but three, theoretically realistic ideas for traveling through time, one of which he says is even practical.

iCasino? ITunes sweepstakes apps raise concerns[ Fri, 7 May 2010 10:36:56 GMT ]Apple recently allowed developers to begin selling sweepstakes apps for iPhone on its iTunes site, but some experts say the games might constitute illegal lotteries or gambling.

iCasino? ITunes sweepstakes apps raise concerns[ Fri, 7 May 2010 10:36:56 GMT ]Apple recently allowed developers to begin selling sweepstakes apps for iPhone on its iTunes site, but some experts say the games might constitute illegal lotteries or gambling.

Satellites spot world’s biggest beaver dam[ Sat, 8 May 2010 18:49:33 GMT ]A Canadian-based ecologist says he has located the world's largest beaver dam in northwestern Canada using Google satellite technology.

Cosmic Log: Strange shapes in space[ Fri, 7 May 2010 23:43:20 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.

Cosmic Log: Strange shapes in space[ Fri, 7 May 2010 23:43:20 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.

Slideshow: Space in pictures: Blasts from beyond[ Wed, 5 May 2010 13:16:15 GMT ]See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.

Slideshow: Space in pictures: Blasts from beyond[ Wed, 5 May 2010 13:16:15 GMT ]See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.

Arizona to remove its highway speed cameras[ Sat, 08 May 2010 11:26:51 PDT ]A state that has recently become a symbol of excessive surveillance decides to remove all of the speed cameras on its highways. One potential reason: people weren't paying their tickets.

Arizona to remove its highway speed cameras[ Sat, 08 May 2010 11:26:51 PDT ]A state that has recently become a symbol of excessive surveillance decides to remove all of the speed cameras on its highways. One potential reason: people weren't paying their tickets.

Report: Apple developing a Flash alternative[ Sat, 08 May 2010 12:04:35 PDT ]Apple introduced the tech, called Gianduia, last summer and is already using it for retail support apps, according to AppleInsider. Could it worsen an already-tense Apple-Adobe relationship?

Report: Apple developing a Flash alternative[ Sat, 08 May 2010 12:04:35 PDT ]Apple introduced the tech, called Gianduia, last summer and is already using it for retail support apps, according to AppleInsider. Could it worsen an already-tense Apple-Adobe relationship?

Five hidden dangers of Facebook (Q&A)[ Sat, 08 May 2010 14:21:08 PDT ]Joan Goodchild, senior editor of CSO (Chief Security Officer) Online, outlines on The Early Show big risks she thinks people should be aware they're taking when they use social network.

Five hidden dangers of Facebook (Q&A)[ Sat, 08 May 2010 14:21:08 PDT ]Joan Goodchild, senior editor of CSO (Chief Security Officer) Online, outlines on The Early Show big risks she thinks people should be aware they're taking when they use social network.

BP suffers snag in oil containment effort[ Sat, 08 May 2010 15:24:58 PDT ]A four-story containment dome, seen as the best short-term way to stem the flow from a ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, gets filled with crystallized gas and has to be set aside.

BP suffers snag in oil containment effort[ Sat, 08 May 2010 15:24:58 PDT ]A four-story containment dome, seen as the best short-term way to stem the flow from a ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, gets filled with crystallized gas and has to be set aside.

Researcher offers arm to knife-wielding robot[ Sun, 09 May 2010 06:02:00 PDT ]A German researcher gives a robot a few knives--as well as his own arm--to play with. A collision avoidance system he and his colleagues are testing may help prevent injury by robot.

Researcher offers arm to knife-wielding robot[ Sun, 09 May 2010 06:02:00 PDT ]A German researcher gives a robot a few knives--as well as his own arm--to play with. A collision avoidance system he and his colleagues are testing may help prevent injury by robot.

Nokia sues Apple over iPad patents[ Fri, 07 May 2010 13:26:50 EDT ]Nokia is suing Apple over what it claims are infringing patents in the iPad and iPad 3G.

Neanderthal genome shines light on human evolution[ Fri, 07 May 2010 14:58:03 EDT ]An international team of scientists that spent more than a decade studying remains of Neanderthals has drafted the first genome sequence of humans' closest extinct biological relative.

Neanderthal genome shines light on human evolution[ Fri, 07 May 2010 14:58:03 EDT ]An international team of scientists that spent more than a decade studying remains of Neanderthals has drafted the first genome sequence of humans' closest extinct biological relative.

Skyscraper aims to clean up river[ Thu, 06 May 2010 04:22:21 EDT ]Imagine a skyscraper that -- instead of hosting offices -- houses a system that purifies the water of a polluted river, employs the people living in surrounding slums and gives them a home in which to live.

Skyscraper aims to clean up river[ Thu, 06 May 2010 04:22:21 EDT ]Imagine a skyscraper that -- instead of hosting offices -- houses a system that purifies the water of a polluted river, employs the people living in surrounding slums and gives them a home in which to live.

Understanding Facebook's privacy aftershocks[ Fri, 07 May 2010 11:02:55 EDT ]It's been a long time since it got in the way of the World Series, but the threat of seismic tumult still hangs over Silicon Valley. When earthquakes elsewhere in the world dominate the news, people get a little more sensitive to their own vulnerability in the Bay Area. The ground might really have just given a twitch. Is it moving?

Understanding Facebook's privacy aftershocks[ Fri, 07 May 2010 11:02:55 EDT ]It's been a long time since it got in the way of the World Series, but the threat of seismic tumult still hangs over Silicon Valley. When earthquakes elsewhere in the world dominate the news, people get a little more sensitive to their own vulnerability in the Bay Area. The ground might really have just given a twitch. Is it moving?

Nokia sues Apple over iPad patents[ Fri, 07 May 2010 13:26:50 EDT ]Nokia is suing Apple over what it claims are infringing patents in the iPad and iPad 3G.

Facebook statuses reveal happiness[ Thu, 06 May 2010 16:29:39 EDT ]Facebook has extended its "Gross National Happiness" prototype app to 18 new countries. The app analyzes words in status updates to track changes in collective emotion.

Facebook statuses reveal happiness[ Thu, 06 May 2010 16:29:39 EDT ]Facebook has extended its "Gross National Happiness" prototype app to 18 new countries. The app analyzes words in status updates to track changes in collective emotion.

Stephen Hawking's time machine[ Fri, 7 May 2010 15:28:39 GMT ]In an article in the Daily Mail this week, British cosmologist Stephen Hawking outlined not one, but three, theoretically realistic ideas for traveling through time, one of which he says is even practical.

iCasino? ITunes sweepstakes apps raise concerns[ Fri, 7 May 2010 10:36:56 GMT ]Apple recently allowed developers to begin selling sweepstakes apps for iPhone on its iTunes site, but some experts say the games might constitute illegal lotteries or gambling.

Satellites spot world’s biggest beaver dam[ Sat, 8 May 2010 18:49:33 GMT ]A Canadian-based ecologist says he has located the world's largest beaver dam in northwestern Canada using Google satellite technology.

Cosmic Log: Strange shapes in space[ Fri, 7 May 2010 23:43:20 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.

Slideshow: Space in pictures: Blasts from beyond[ Wed, 5 May 2010 13:16:15 GMT ]See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.