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Twitter Has a Few Existential Worries

Twitter Has a Few Existential Worries

New York magazine's Joe Hagan details Twitter's very real problems monetizing the microblogging service's content More »

Nobel Prize in Medicine Winner Died Days Before Being Honored

Nobel Prize in Medicine Winner Died Days Before Being Honored

This morning, the Nobel Prize was awarded to 68-year-old Ralph Steinman who died Friday. It was his honored work that had kept him alive. More »

Today in Research: Big Tobacco Is Worse Than You Thought; More

Today in Research: Big Tobacco Is Worse Than You Thought; More

UCLA researchers behind a new report found that radioactive particles had been identified in the tobacco industry way back in the early '60s More »

Protestors Arrested at Moscow Gay Rights March in Unusual Turn

Protestors Arrested at Moscow Gay Rights March in Unusual Turn

The march had been sanctioned by authorities, a rare case in Russia, where laws against such demonstrations are strict and getting stricter More »

Pentagon Says Military Chaplains Can Officiate Same-Sex Weddings

Pentagon Says Military Chaplains Can Officiate Same-Sex Weddings

It didn't take long after the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell for the U.S. military to settle its policy on whether it will hold same-sex ceremonies More »

All the Ways Apple Keeps Secrets (That We Know Of)

All the Ways Apple Keeps Secrets (That We Know Of)

The inside word from a few executives and developers who went through Apple's absurd security precautions More »

Number of Married Gays Drops 62% Because of Form Problems

Number of Married Gays Drops 62% Because of Form Problems

The Census Bureau has released a startling new statistic: its count of same-sex married couples has dropped from 349,377 to 131,729 More »

Today in Research: Synthetic Weed Inventor Can't Believe You Smoke It

Today in Research: Synthetic Weed Inventor Can't Believe You Smoke It

John W. Huffman, whose research kickstarted the designer marijuana movement, spoke to the LA Times about his product More »

Health Insurance Premiums Spike, but White House Promises Relief

Health Insurance Premiums Spike, but White House Promises Relief

A new poll of employers shows that premiums skyrocketed to $15,073 in 2011, perhaps because some insurers priced plans too high More »

Today in Research: A Stealthy Way to Get Rid of Mosquitoes; More

Today in Research: A Stealthy Way to Get Rid of Mosquitoes; More

Remember this as you're wildly spraying DEET repellant everywhere: You aren't the only meal of the annoying, picnic-ruining insects More »

Prevent Alzheimer's, Cancer: The Positive Effects of Drinking Coffee

Prevent Alzheimer's, Cancer: The Positive Effects of Drinking Coffee

Some studies have linked coffee consumption with a few nasty health side effects, but there are plenty of reasons to continue drinking, too More »

Today in Research: Fathers Likely to Avoid Heart Problems; More

Today in Research: Fathers Likely to Avoid Heart Problems; More

Maybe it's the joy of having kids, better genes, or a lifetime of companionship with family, but men with kids don't face the same heart issues More »

2011 Is the Most Disastrous Year Ever, According to FEMA

2011 Is the Most Disastrous Year Ever, According to FEMA

The first nine months of 2011 have seen more officially-declared natural disasters than any other year in the 58-year existence of FEMA More »

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Gives Nod to Lady Rockers

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Gives Nod to Lady Rockers

Joan Jett, Heart, and Rufus with Chaka Khan get nominations More »

Today in Research: Why You Need to Eat More Fish; Advil Routines

Today in Research: Why You Need to Eat More Fish; Advil Routines

Outside of the fried batter and grease meals, eating fish was linked by a meta-analysis to a better likelihood of avoiding a terrible stroke More »

International Ban on CFCs Claims Cheap, Over-Counter Inhalers

International Ban on CFCs Claims Cheap, Over-Counter Inhalers

The Primatene Mist inhaler is the only one on the market that uses chlorflourocarbons, said to help destroy the ozone layer, as a propellant More »

Tumblr Lands $85 Million In Fresh Funding

Tumblr Lands $85 Million In Fresh Funding

The social blogging platform has grown from two to 13 billion page views per month in the last year More »

Today in Research: Family Dinners Could Solve Our Problems; More

Today in Research: Family Dinners Could Solve Our Problems; More

Teenagers who eat dinner with their families more often than teenagers who don't are four times less likely to use alcohol and drugs More »

In Britain, Lesbians Separate at Half the Rate Heterosexuals Do

In Britain, Lesbians Separate at Half the Rate Heterosexuals Do

This is, of course, bad news for those looking for unequivocal proof that gays just simply aren't cut out for this whole marriage thing More »

Today in Research: The Brain Can Continue to Develop; More

Today in Research: The Brain Can Continue to Develop; More

New research finds that starting a career or going to college can be just as brain enhancing as going through your most formative years More »

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