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Friend of the blog Cackle of Rad was the first person to send me this paper, and when I first tried to read it, I got…pretty angry.

The iPad might only be 18 months old, but she and her Android siblings are getting users to pay attention and click. Tablets are also taking the lion's share of mobile advertising dollars.

By Ariel Schwartz Instead of relying on almost-never-correct schedules, Kicker Studio has come up with an innovative system to use the city's data streams to give up-to-date transit information. When can we start using it

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - An ancient lake hidden deep beneath West Antarctica's Ice Sheet may reveal vital clues about climate change and future sea level rises, and uncover new forms of life, according to a group of UK engineers and scientist. [More]

The price of the drug Colchicine has soared from 10 cents to almost $5 a pill, and as Dr. Jon LaPook reports, it could happen with hundreds of other medications.

Hurricane Jova is heading toward the western coast of Mexico, prompting a slew of watches and warnings, as well as the alteration of one cruise ship's itinerary.

Science and math won't improve U.S. job prospects

The Hull Bug, inspired by hermit crabs, will swim alongside warships and keep their hulls sparkling clean.

It was far from smooth sailing for passengers aboard Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas on Sunday night.

Giftiki , launching today, says it is a "gifting engine and social commerce platform that will alter the act of gift giving as we know it." The site was brought into existence because nowadays "with so many friends to appreciate--both online and off--it’s tough to give substantially to each and every one." The site has partnered with American Express, utilizing its new digital payments platform Serve as a "future redemption option" and while that's being set up, recipients can cash in their gifted dollars, converted into "Giftiki dollars" at Amazon.com and a number of brick-and-mortar retailers like Macy's and Starbucks, or choose to get the cash as a freely convertible AmEx gift card.

A miniature airborne drone has helped archaeologists capture images for creating a 3-D model of an ancient burial mound in Russia, scientists say. Archaeological sites are often in remote and rugged areas . As such, it can be hard to reach and map them with the limited budgets archaeologists typically have.

Not long after Neptune completed its first orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846, scientists have managed to calculate the exact length of one day on the distant gas giant planet . Unlike their rocky counterparts, gas giants have long challenged astronomers when it comes to calculating their rotation .

Not long after Neptune completed its first orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846, scientists have managed to calculate the exact length of one day on the distant gas giant planet .

New Yorkers can catch a fleeting glimpse of Nature's royalty if they hurry. On Saturday I observed dozens of migrating monarch butterflies - glorious kings of the insect world - quivering atop goldenrods on the coast lining Dead Horse Bay in Brooklyn.

California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a ban for anyone under 18 years old from using ultraviolet tanning devices. Edward Lawrence reports.