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The Reason All Your Favorite Companies Are Being Hacked? Dumb Employees
Security

The Reason All Your Favorite Companies Are Being Hacked? Dumb Employees

The major recent corporate hackings all have something in common: human error. The good news is that there's an easy fix.

New Study Says Unfairness Really Ruffles Crows’ Feathers
Animals

New Study Says Unfairness Really Ruffles Crows’ Feathers

A new experiment found crows and ravens have a sense of fairness, just like people and dogs.

FYI: Now We’ve Looked Below The Surface, Why Isn’t Mars Red On The Inside?
Mars

FYI: Now We’ve Looked Below The Surface, Why Isn’t Mars Red On The Inside?

Anyone looking for evidence of life there had better hope it's not red all the way down.

7 Of The Creepiest Cold War Fallout Shelters
Science

7 Of The Creepiest Cold War Fallout Shelters

Steuart Pittman, head of the U.S. fallout shelter program, died earlier this month at age 93. As a reminder of just how frightening the Cold War was, check out these old family-style bunkers from the pages of Popular Science.

Silicon Valley Tycoons Bestow Surprise $33 Million Prize On 11 Unsuspecting Cancer Researchers
Health

Silicon Valley Tycoons Bestow Surprise $33 Million Prize On 11 Unsuspecting Cancer Researchers

Because "curing a disease should be worth more than a touchdown."

Cornell Researchers Grow A Realistic Bio-Engineered Human Ear
Engineering

Cornell Researchers Grow A Realistic Bio-Engineered Human Ear

After three months growing in the lab, it looks and acts more like a natural ear than any previous attempt.

Who Supplies Apple With All Those Parts? [Infographic]
Technology

Who Supplies Apple With All Those Parts? [Infographic]

An interactive map of Apple suppliers around the world

7 Reasons Why Coffee Is Good For You
Health

7 Reasons Why Coffee Is Good For You

BigPic: Building The World’s Tallest Ferris Wheel
Technology

BigPic: Building The World’s Tallest Ferris Wheel

Staten Island's New York Wheel differs from the usual design of supertall observation wheels.

Who Has The Best Mathematical Models For Predicting The Oscars?
Science

Who Has The Best Mathematical Models For Predicting The Oscars?

Choose your favorite data-driven model for predicting Oscar wins.

Scientists Insert A Light-Emitting Bioprobe Into A Living Cell
Health

Scientists Insert A Light-Emitting Bioprobe Into A Living Cell

Let there be (tiny laser) light!

The 4 Best Conspiracy Theories About The Russian Meteorite
Science

The 4 Best Conspiracy Theories About The Russian Meteorite

Last week's meteorite impact: cosmic coincidence, or a sign of the Mayan apocalypse? Brush up on the nuttiest theories floating around the Web.

How To Steal A Diamond
Technology

How To Steal A Diamond

Four tips in case you wanted to follow in the footsteps of the $50 million Brussels diamond theft and heist yourself some valuable jewels.

Volvo’s New Exterior Airbags Protect Pedestrians
Vehicles

Volvo’s New Exterior Airbags Protect Pedestrians

An automatic pedestrian-detection system can warn drivers when people are likely to step out onto the road, and cushion a collision.

Watch This Childlike Humanoid Robot Begin To Comprehend Language
Robots

Watch This Childlike Humanoid Robot Begin To Comprehend Language

Robot iCub uses an artificial neural network to understand new sentences.

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Copernicus
Science

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Copernicus

He went to three different universities, but there are no records of his ever getting a degree, for example. Happy 540th birthday, Copernicus!

All Of Twitter Hacked, Basically
DIY

All Of Twitter Hacked, Basically

What The Average American Porn Star Looks Like [Infographic]
Science

What The Average American Porn Star Looks Like [Infographic]

One man's study of 10,000 porn actors reveals their most popular names, roles, hair color and other characteristics.

How Amateur Videos Will Help Astronomers Reconstruct Meteorite’s Life History
Science

How Amateur Videos Will Help Astronomers Reconstruct Meteorite’s Life History

Astronomers can retrace space rocks' paths to find their birthplace.

When Brain Damage Unlocks The Genius Within
Science

When Brain Damage Unlocks The Genius Within

Brain damage has unleashed extraordinary talents in a small group of otherwise ordinary individuals. Will science find a way for everyone to tap their inner virtuoso?