Turns out, rewarding voters for voting is illegal
American citizens aren't the only ones concerned about the outcome of tomorrow's election
The same feedback systems that took us from ice age to modern warmth are still around
At various times, a new study found, the British have invaded almost 90 per cent of the countries around the globe
Each year, Guy Fawkes is remembered as a revolutionary by people all over the world, who general celebrate his memory by causing trouble, blowing things up, and most recently, hacking
Some scientists think that to find advanced life, you need to look for an asteroid belt
This week, the state is grappling with how to bring their citizens the vote
Tomorrow, Americans across the country will head to the voting booth and cast their ballots for the next president of the United States - but why always on Tuesday?
As humankind expands into the far reaches of the world - we build things. Bridges, cities, buildings. How do those things get built?
The decision to keep the race on, less than a week after Hurricane Sandy knocked out much of the city's power and transportation, is garnering criticism for Mayor Bloomberg and the New York City Road Runners who organized the event
A possible nor'easter is brewing off the Atlantic shores
A message, carried by a long-dead pigeon, was found 70 years later in a chimney
For wifi network owners, things are getting personal. Network names now replace stick it notes as the means of conveying passive-aggressive snarks to annoying neighbors. The BBC did a little digging and found the following gems floating about in local cyber space: “Stop Stealing My Paper!” begins one exchange, to which the reply taunts: “FYI, I Don’t [...]
Give up your pistol, get a new point-n'-shoot camera
Matthieu Ricard, a 66-year old Tibetan monk and geneticist, produces brain gamma waves never before reported in neuroscience
Habits die hard, but researchers may have the first clue towards neurologically shutting down bad ones
This 350-person town is the oldest of its type found to date
Spotting artistic talent in your own kid is hard - but here are some ways to do it
Dolphins deliberately enter trawlers' nets to look for food--sometimes they get caught
Rana Danaji, a professor of molecular biology in Jordan, weighed in in the journal Nature on what it's like to be a woman in science in an Arab world
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