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By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A storm forecast to be [More]

Rattus rattus, via alexfiles on Flickr (click image) It seems that everywhere you find a group of humans, you’ll find a clan of rats hiding in the shadows. This history seems born out of opportunity for the rat, but we’ve done our part to help them get around the world rather easily.

These nine ads were blasted--and eventually pulled by their creators--for being racist, misogynistic, insensitive, or lewd. But how bad are they, really? Are they offensive, or have we lost our sense of humor?

These nine ads were blasted--and eventually pulled by their creators--for being racist, misogynistic, insensitive, or lewd. But how bad are they, really? Are they offensive, or have we lost our sense of humor

Who shot first, Han Solo or Greedo? If you’re a diehard Star Wars fan, you know the answer is Han Solo.

LAS VEGAS–Three-dimensional medical imaging of two baby woolly mammoths from Siberia named Lyuba and Khroma has given scientists an unprecedented view of the internal anatomy of these creatures. At the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Ethan Shirley and Daniel Fisher of the University of Michigan and their colleagues presented the results of their analyses of the images. I wrote about their observations–and the intriguing new questions they raise about mammoth development and evolution– here .

The founder of FamiliesGo!, a travel website, weighs the options for her start-ups growth. One of the first things another entrepreneur said to me when I was getting feedback on the viability of FamiliesGo! was that I ought to think about whether I want to keep things small or “go big.” I think about it a lot and can see the possibility and appeal of both paths

The founder of FamiliesGo!, a travel website, weighs the options for her start-ups growth.

Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo Band Together For Ads . The advertising partnership will allow the companies to sell each others' unsold display ads, Reuters reports

"Our goal is not to build a platform," Zuckerberg says, "It's to be across all of them." And he alludes to Google+, dismissing it as a "little version of Facebook." Shots fired! If you missed the chin wag between public television's Charlie Rose, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg Monday evening--and are hankering to hear more on the idea of a four-way war between Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google--watch it here .

Google+ is nowhere near as big as Facebook and Twitter... yet

Want to keep your computers, e-mails, and business secrets safe? Learn the latest in data encryption. Encryption isn’t typically something we hear too much about, even though most people use it every day unknowingly

Wahooly aims to match your start-up with influencers who can propel your company's name into the social media stratosphere. The price: A little equity. Need help getting the word out about your start-up and its products or services?

By Eric Hand of Nature magazine Dragon, the privately built space capsule intended to haul cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), is auditioning for another high-profile role.

For Nusrat Durrani,