4 hr. ago
Americans are learning quickly what took Europeans decades to learn—how to cope with high gas prices. Automakers aren’t reacting quickly enough, so many of us are left to fend for ourselves. This has led many Americans to consider buying a scooter.
4 hr. ago
The future of software development is about good craftsmen. With infrastructure like Amazon Web Services and an abundance of basic libraries, it no longer takes a village to build a good piece of software.
8 hr. ago
The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, a 4th century version that had its Gospels and epistles spread across the world, is being made whole again — online.
Jul 21 2008
CALL IT Fattergate. Americans are getting scandalously big for their britches (and shirts and skirts and dresses and suits). And scientists would like to know why, so they can make it stop. After all, this sharp trend toward a well-rounded population...
Jul 16 2008
President Bush has asserted executive privilege to prevent Attorney General Michael Mukasey from having to comply with a House panel subpoena for material on the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame’s identity.
Jul 14 2008
WATER, water, everywhere – and it really is. As an island, we’re surrounded by it. As a place with lousy weather, we’re deluged with it.
Jul 14 2008
The housing crisis in the United States is fast spilling into a banking and financial debacle that could destabilize the world economy and put mounting pressure on the Bush administration to act.
Jul 11 2008
A GRAVE robber has been killed when a 1000-year-old tomb he was trying to loot collapsed on top of him in northern China, state media has reported.
Jul 9 2008
The Space Needle may have a new competitor vying for the attention of onlookers.Across the street from one of the city’s signature tourist attractions, a new espresso stand features baristas wearing nothing more than bikinis.
Jul 8 2008
We’ve known for a while that large astronomical events can spell bad news for life: supernovae unleash unimaginable levels radiation, asteroids can kick up climate-killing clouds, and black holes can suck things out of existence altogether.