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Holy crap. The John Hancock Tower in Chicago rolled out a snazzy scary new attraction for people who visit the top of the skyscraper: windows that tilt down to give you a better view of the ground beneath you. It's like ...

Netscape's story reads like a proper fairy tale: takeovers, fierce and hostile competition, split-ups, a giant payout and even a dragon! While Netscape may now only be a sweet, sweet memory to those who used it to first ...

Price: $38 Step out in a storm like a true Jedi while you carry the Star Wars Lightsaber Umbrella. Inspired from Yoda's ever-famous lightsaber, this is an umbrella built for those who fantasize to live in a world like St...

New submitter InfoJunkie777 (1435969) writes "When you go to any place where 'cutting edge' scientific research is going on, strangely the computer language of choice is FORTRAN, the first computer language commonly used...

University of Illinois researchers created vein-like tubes in a material that carry healing liquid to damaged sites. The system can repair damage that stretches more than an inch across.

After years of testing, the FDA today approved a new type of prosthetic arm that its makers claim will bring a whole new level of control to amputees. Known as the "Luke" arm or DEKA Arm System, Segway inventor Dean Kame...

Pundits, bloggers, Apple watchers and "experts" are falling all over themselves in a race to decry Apple's putative acquisition of Beats, the company best known for its colorful co-founder Dr. Dre and its near iconic hea...

Sometimes there's no better way to respond to a story or a comment than with an animated GIF. Specifically, a reaction GIF, which should be no stranger to anyone who's ever spent a significant amount of time in online ch...

New research suggests plants are riding a calcium wave just to survive in the increasingly salty, or saline, soils that have become a problem the world over.

NASA may have decommissioned the Space Shuttle, but it’s not the end of space exploration for the iconic agency which wants to send humans back to the Moon and on to Mars within the next few decades. And they’ll need...

An anonymous reader writes "Nintendo has been taking heat recently for their decision not to allow same sex relationships in Tomodachi Life, an upcoming life simulation game for the 3DS. An advocacy group for LGBT issues...

I love this Sunday's Simpsons couch gag because it's really dark comedy--like life itself. Take a look.

(Reuters) - A former executive at an e-commerce company that was acquired in 2011 by online retailer eBay Inc pleaded guilty on Friday to insider trading in connection with the takeover.

Waterproof smartphones aren't unheard of, but scoring one will usually involve investing in a higher-end smartphone than some people are willing to do. It is those consumers in particular that …

The nonprofit organization loses its taste for ads, saying, "That's not who we are at Mozilla" and indicating reconciliation with the advertising industry won't be easy.

Failing to capture the same level of attention that teenagers give to Snapchat, Facebook has quietly removed the Poke mobile application from the App Store as well as the older Camera application. The post Facebook retir...

Price: $66 Here comes a bright opportunity to flaunt your walls with the iconic wall plate art but with a twist in time using this Clock Plate Clocks by Mineheart. These are nothing but three white wall plates which func...

Problem of space junk takes center stage as experts testify before a U.S. House committee. Catastrophic collisions are a real risk, lawmakers hear.

Following word about a possible Apple deal to buy Beats that surfaced yesterday, little doubt is left about whether the rumor is true (its unconfirmed nature notwithstanding). Should the deal …

B.C. Pain Society has started operating Canada's first marijuana vending machine. Health Canada said such business is illegal but dispensaries are being allowed to offer questionable services until ongoing legal challeng...

Along with announcing that the White House's newest solar array has become operational, the administration has also revealed its latest set of solar and energy initiatives. The new presidential array covers only the part...

Much like his onscreen counterpart in Chef Jon Favreau has seen his share of Twitter meltdowns. Luckily, the director/writer/star was able to use them to help create his latest flick about a 40-something chef trying to r...