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Tech types are outraged by the media's misinterpretation of some of the aspects of the (very technical) PRISM story--but the mistakes, if they are even mistakes, don't detract from the seriousness of the scandal.

Another study shows iron fertilization may not be a great solution to climate change.

Louis Michaud has received funding from Peter Thiel’s Breakout Labs to harness energy through manmade vortexes. Will your streetlights soon be powered by a tornado?

Legislators try to solve a gun problem that doesn't yet exist

Pretty good superpower to have, if you ask me.

Welcome to market-based compensation.

A new study finds that the sleeping pill enhances your ability to consolidate negative emotional memories as you snooze.

And how does tattoo removal work?

How water could be harnessed for roughly a third of U.S. annual electricity usage

Examining 8 promising methods of male contraception in development. Happy Father's Day!

A new bee semen bank may help breed colony-collapse-disorder-resistant bees.

Our government wins in espionage, but not in PowerPoint. Luckily for the NSA, there's the Internet.

Next time, members of Congress should make sure to ask for a briefing about a program they have no reason to believe even exists.

There are about 1,100 compelling reasons why the NSA leaker shouldn't fear death from above.

The New York City mayor's new $20 billion storm preparation plan is based on some scary data about how the city will look by the 2050s.

Reinventing the array could usher in a new age for solar.

And 23 percent don't even use soap. That's messed up, people.

The other Apple OS X versions have all been named after wild cats. 10.9 is called Mavericks. Not bad--but why not honor these lesser-known cats? (Thanks to Tom Scocca for the idea.)

Or is it an acquired taste?

Crucial to the program? Online tech companies.