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'Occupy Wall Street': Why It Chose Tumblr

Posted by Jesse Emspak Thu Oct 6, 2011 01:39 PM ET | 0

The hybrid blogging platform allows users to post photos, videos and messages and share with people they don't know. Read more

Condemnation From All Sides for Norway Killer

Posted Fri Aug 5, 2011 12:47 PM ET | 0

Anders Breivik is condemned by an author he once admired, as well as by a survivor of his attacks. Read more

Fire and Flood Threaten Research Center and Nuclear Plant

Posted Mon Jun 27, 2011 02:36 PM ET | 0

In New Mexico, fire and smoke has shut down the Los Alamos National Lab, and in Nebraska, floodwaters are closing in on the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant. Read more

Social Networks and Online Games Rule Our Lives

Posted Wed Aug 4, 2010 08:35 AM ET | 0

Americans spend twice as much time on social media and blogs than they do checking email. Read more

Go Forth and Blog, Says Pope

Posted Mon Jan 25, 2010 05:55 AM ET | 0

The 82-year-old pontiff tells priests to get hip and start using technology to reach out. Read more

'Happiness Meter' Analyzes Blogs, Tweets : Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

A "hedonometer," or a device that measures happiness, has been created by scientists in Vermont. The software created by Peter Dodds and Chris Danforth collects sentences from blogs, and is now analyzing Tweets, to zero-in on the happiest and saddest... Read more

Swine Flu Near? Ask Your iPhone: Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

Those worried about swine flu can track outbreaks almost in real-time through a new iPhone application. Read more

Heaven-Sent Aerosols Could Ease Climate Woes: Discovery News

Posted Mon Dec 29, 2008 07:07 AM ET

It won't cure global warming, but a group of scientists have a plan that might buy some time: seeding the atmosphere with aerosols that in theory should cause the planet to release more heat into space. Read more

Space Shuttles Up For Grabs: Discovery News

Posted Thu Dec 18, 2008 05:31 AM ET

NASA's soon-to-be-retired space shuttles are up for grabs. Read more

Saturn Moon Revealed as Watery World: Discovery News

Posted Wed Dec 17, 2008 04:40 AM ET

Evidence is mounting that Saturn's moon Enceladus has water somewhere beneath its frozen surface, analysis of recent flybys by the Cassini spacecraft shows. Read more

On Saturn's Moon Titan, Ice Volcanoes : Discovery News

Posted Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:04 AM ET

The Cassini spacecraft spots what may be active ice volcanoes on Saturn's flagship moon. Read more

Found: Milky Way's Sweet Spot : Discovery News

Posted Tue Dec 9, 2008 08:39 AM ET

Scientists find sugar molecules floating in space. What does it mean for the search for life? Read more

Brain Drugs Fine for Healthy People, Says Group : Discovery News

Posted Mon Dec 8, 2008 09:35 AM ET

Everyone should have access to brain-boosting pills now prescribed to the memory-impaired, contend some scientists. Read more

FDA Approves Handgun for the Handicapped : Discovery News

Posted Mon Dec 8, 2008 05:56 AM ET

A handgun designed for weak or arthritic hands could soon be available, by prescription. The single-shot gun, dubbed the Palm Pistol, is "an adaptive tool that allows someone otherwise incapable of handling a revolver or semiautomatic weapon to... Read more