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If you're interested in learning more about how our brains work, you might just want to pick up a comic book — or, at least, one very specific comic. Artist Matteo Farinella is teaming up with neuroscientist Dr. H...

I sensed a bit of desperation from VMware this past week about Amazon Web Services continues its push into the enterprise market. According to CRN, CEO Pat Gelsinger said at a partner event this week that every tim...

In an uncertain time defined by rapid change, the word “resilience” has taken on new meaning. It’s no longer simply fending off the occasional mishap; the ability to quickly adapt, recover, and return ...

This year's TED was a remarkable collection of thinkers and dreamers - here are some images from the past week's event:...

The secret election to pick a new pope has yet to begin. But whoever is picked may already be mulling over his choice of name -- and what it means.

A pastor exposing the president's scandals was arrested illegally. Korea under the dictator's daughter's ruling is dictatorial.

How is any fully-functioning human being supposed to keep up with everything they're interested in, online and off? They can't. And it's having psychological consequences. [Read more]

Queen Elizabeth II Hospitalized After Apparent Infection

The online retailer has become a symbol for everything that many Germans resent about American-style management and so-called Anglo-Saxon capitalism.

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Everyone occasionally dials the wrong number, but rarely does that misdial lead to a child pornography bust. A mother in Citrus Heights, Calif, was trying...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 2 - A cargo capsule owned by Space Exploration Technologies was cleared for a belated docking at the International Space Station on Sunday after engineers resolved a problem with the spacecraf...

Five years ago, LinkedIn was a shell of the technology company it is today. Here's an inside look at where it came from, what it's become and where it's going.

The separation between arts and sciences is one of those areas where contemporary thinking has fallen behind our medieval, Roman, and Greek cultural ancestors. It's an illusion with huge unfortunate consequences.

Also, Northern Durham’s Rodney Shepard and Josh Brown win titles; Carrboro’s first state champ is George Carpenter; Apex’s Jake Castagnero wins on opponent’s DQ; Southeast Raleigh’s Phi...

A suspected drug deal in Oregon goes awry when the alleged dealer accidentally dials 911 and the dispatcher listens in. [Read more]

The GOP Prefers Pancakes: Why All the Goofy Polls?

Ladies and gentlemen, Khalil Edney has arrived. With everything on the line, the high-school basketball player from New Rochelle made one of the most unlikely and dramatic game-winning shots of all time on Sunday. Just a...

WASHINGTON -- A baby born with the virus that causes AIDS appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child...

Last night, 5'10 heavyweight UFC fighter Mark Hunt (9-7) took on seven-foot Dutchman Stefan Struve (29-6). Most casual spectators and diehards alike probably assumed that the larger, leaner Struve would beat Hunt, and ma...

The NHL has suspended Philadelphia Flyers forward Harry Zolnierczyk four games for charging Ottawa defenseman Mike Lundin.

Dillon Gee threw three scoreless innings for the Mets in his first start since having a blood clot removed from an artery in his pitching shoulder, but New York was beaten by the Miami Marlins 6-4 Sunday.