Science Jun 17 Nobel Prize-winning prototype microchip arrives in New York for auction A piece of computing history has arrived in New York, and is due to go up for auction on Thursday.
Science Jun 16 Dinosaurs were neither cold-blooded nor warm-blooded, study says New research published Friday by the University of New Mexico postulates that dinosaurs were not cold-blooded creatures as previously believed, yet not warm-blooded like mammals either. Instead, the study claims that dinosaurs were mesothermic -- an intermediate stage…
World Jun 12 European taxi strike against Uber backfires as usage spikes A taxi-driver protest Wednesday against the ride-for-hire app service Uber had the opposite effect as the service claims its sign-ups skyrocketed 850 percent.
World Jun 10 Twitter expects World Cup 2014 to be most tweeted event ever When the 2014 World Cup kicks off June 12, it may be scoring a new goal for Twitter. Guilherme Ribenboim, Brazil’s general director for Twitter, said Tuesday that the microblogging company expects that the month-long international soccer competition will easily…
Nation Jun 09 Online gamer robbed during livestream; gamers jump to action An online gamer was livestreaming herself playing the computer game “Dota 2” Monday morning when two armed men forced their way into her apartment. The commotion prompted the woman to move off camera, while one of the intruders was…
Science Jun 04 More than 300 species discovered in Southeast Asia A total of 367 new species have been discovered in Southeast Asia, according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund.
Arts Jun 03 Vincent van Gogh’s severed ear becomes museum piece Vincent Van Gogh's severed ear has been revived -- with the help of some Van Gogh genetic material.
Politics Jun 02 U.S. ambassador sworn into office via Kindle Suzi LeVine, United States ambassador to Switzerland & Liechtenstein, became the first U.S. ambassador to be sworn in by an e-reader during a ceremony Monday.
Nation May 30 Colorado baker ordered to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples A baker in a suburb of Denver must make wedding cakes for same-sex couples despite his religious objections, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruled Friday. Jack Phillips, owner of the Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, refused to make a wedding…
Science May 29 Humans increased species extinction rate by 1,000 times, new study says Plant and animal extinctions are occurring at a rate of at least 1,000 times faster than the time before humans, a new study says.