Digital Government

Will Social Media Get Obama Off the Hook on Syria?

U.S. intel report relies heavily on messages from the public and on videos to overcome America's credibility problem.

Emerging Tech

How to Win Government Contracts the EZ Way

Beta website simplifies the bidding process and opens the playing field to more competitors.

Emerging Tech

These States Are Going to Become Green Energy Powerhouses

A report has identified the most likely candidates for large scale renewable energy projects.

Emerging Tech

Scientist Claims Life on Earth Began on Mars

A Florida biochemist claims life arrived on our planet by way of a meteor.

Emerging Tech

Hippies and Libertarians Have Become Unlikely Allies in a War Against Solar Power

The strongest responses to tightening the screws on solar aren’t only coming from the traditional green community.

Digital Government

More Money Won’t Win the War on Cancer

A broken grant structure, turf wars, and an exodus of scientists for other professions are bigger barriers to progress than a lack of funding.

Digital Government

Scientists Learn to Grow 'Mini' Human Brains in a Lab

A team at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Austria have developed a method for growing human brain tissue from stem cells.

Digital Government

A Scientist Used Some Electrodes, a Magnet, and a Swim Cap to Play a Video Game Using His Colleague’s Brain

Researchers at the University of Washington have completed the first experiment demonstrating human brain-to-brain communication.

Emerging Tech

NASA's Satellites Are Watching the Rim Fire Creep Into Yosemite

Nighttime images show the gradual spread of the tremendous wildfire, which is burning brighter than the city lights of Reno.

Emerging Tech

A Key Element of SOPA Is Back

And so are the petitioners on We the People, as they try to keep YouTube song covers from becoming felonies.

Emerging Tech

Why the Market for 3D Printing Will Triple in Five Years

Wall Street is starting to wake up to the potential of the new technology.

Digital Government

How Drones Are Helping Peru Save Its Ancient Temples, Pyramids and Cities

They can map the country's historic sites faster than humans, while also monitoring the areas for intruders.

Digital Government

A Database of 3D Fossils, Ready for You to Explore and Print

What's better than looking a picture of an ancient trilobite? Printing an ancient trilobite.

Emerging Tech

Google Is Laying the Groundwork to Build its Own Self-Driving Car—Without a Major Auto Manufacturer as Partner

The tech giant wants to have the first self-driving cars available to private citizens in California by 2017.

Digital Government

All the Hurricanes of the Past 170 Years, Mapped

See where 11,967 cyclones overlap in space in this fascinating look at the planet's most powerful storms.

Cybersecurity

Contractors Are Now Using Encrypted Calls and Texts for Legal Advice

To protect information, intellectual property lawyers are encouraging secure attorney-client correspondence.

Digital Government

Scientists Are Scouring the Globe for Mystery Bacteria to Help Reduce Our Dependence on Fertilizer

Researchers will travel from Germany to Hawaii and beyond looking for a needle in a haystack.