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A study of DNA halflife just crushed our Jurassic Park dreams of petting a Velociraptor. Life goes on, so today you'll find out how the director of "Looper" is trying to get you to see it again...with headphones. Finally...

Security firm RSA has a new product that divides passwords in two and stores the parts on different servers to prevent hackers stealing log-ins.

On a recent evening, dozens of New York entrepreneurs gathered at Gracie Mansion, the longtime home of the city’s mayors, to celebrate the city’s tech...

When Dianna Hank first met Noah Zitsman (a.k.a. “Noze”), he was a black bear with red eyes and antennae. She was “Dianna_2ns,” a pink monkey...

A targeted campaign effort from President Barack Obama has seen his number of 'likes' soar, but not without angering some users.

Aimed at daters who have tired of the slow signup process on many sites, and feeling like an item in a catalog, this app uses game mechanics to help break the ice. [Read more]

Enterprising Indonesian dentist modifies a standard dental drill to emit far more pleasant sounds than the standard ominous high-pitched whine. [Read more]

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests that public health messages on Facebook are effective at increasing condom use among young adults--thus decreasing the chance of spreading STDs--at l...

On Monday, world's largest retailer Walmart announced its intention to take on the banks with its low-cost prepaid Bluebird card, an alternative to checking and debit accounts and a joint venture with American Express.

Sling Media announced a long-needed refresh to its Slingbox line of devices Wednesday with the Slingbox 350 and the Slingbox 500. If you need a refresher, a Slingbox is a device that that connects to your cable or satell...

Gangnam Style is a worldwide sensation at this point, with more than 300 million views and a world record-breaking number of likes on YouTube . The song by South Korean rapper Psy has reached all corners of the globe, so...

Amazing glowing nebulae resembling cosmic candy take center stage in a group of new photos unveiled by the science team behind NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Apple's iPhone 5 may have sold millions, but it does have its share of flaws. Like the so-called "purple haze" seen in photos when a bright light source is just out of frame. But is it really just the iPhone 5 that has t...

While Mitt Romney's Twitter following is growing daily and recently crossed the one million mark, Barack Obama has a more influential following, according to a new report. Obama -- who has 20.3 million Twitter followers,...

One of the more annoying things about Facebook is how your News Feed gets clogged and spammed and smacked with stuff you don't care about. Facebook is trying to fix that by limiting what apps can post stuff to your Feed....

Considering how much time you spend staring at your computer, your desktop wallpaper is actually one of the most important aesthetic decisions you can make. There are infinite options. Will you choose a beautiful sunset ...

If you're hungry, you better smile: Researchers at the University of Toyko have developed a smile-activated refrigerator, which requires users to flash a grin before entering. The system, which is called the "The Happine...

The best of the best "League of Legends" players have descended upon Los Angeles and are gearing up for the last of the World Playoff games Wednesday night, to be followed by the World Finals this Saturday. At s...

Lance Armstrong's former Tour de France teammate George Hincapie used a tweet and post to his official website Wednesday to admit for the first time that he took performance enhancing drugs and had named other dopers aft...

When we have a bad day, sometimes it feels like the color has been taken out of our lives. We feel like a black and white world surrounds us. Maybe YouTube user Eran Amir wanted to see if he could recreate that feeling i...

Earlier this month, we introduced you to Tard, perhaps the grumpiest cat the Internet has ever known. Now say "hello" to Colonel Meow, possibly the...

Private space exploration has kicked into high gear, and here's another example: Polaris, a robot that could land near the moon's northern pole. Its mission will be to find water by drilling 3 feet into the lunar surface...