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How a high-profile hack fell apart within seconds, and why good intentions are often the most efficient way to destroy lives.

It's just like living on Earth, only you weigh 90 pounds more!

Business majors who admitted they'd jump at the chance to take a $2 million insider trading tip still were willing to stop and help a victim in need.

Virtual water that actually looks close to water

The discovery of depression-like behavior in insects shows depression has deep roots in the animal kingdom.

An FBI forensic video instructor reveals how investigators will sort through reams of video footage in preparation for the eventual trial of Dzhokar Tsarnaev.

Hint: not pot

Street names aside, who comes up with crazy non-words like Zyrtec, tenofovir and Xeljanz?

It's never too early to start planning your Fossil Fools Day party!

You don't even need Congress to enact meaningful reform.

Bullets work way differently in real life than they do in movies.

This is the first study to compare smoking marijuana and pills that contain the psychoactive chemical in the plant.

The science of drug muling

Is pure MDMA "absolutely" safe, as a Canadian health official claimed last year?

The key to better blood splatter analysis? Better science.

Several innocent people have been accused of being responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing thanks to misinformation originating from police scanners. Why are these even broadcast?

You seriously have no idea how many more sharks are killed by people than people are killed by sharks.

Researchers are plugging in smokers, alcoholics, and even crack addicts to expose them to a relapse environment--and teach them how to deal with it. Will it work?

Plus glitches as art, a pristine frozen lake, and more

A former military fort controlled by the Triads, Kowloon Walled City was demolished 20 years ago. Here's what life was like there.