Scientists have made impressive gains recently when it comes to reading minds.
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China?s First Twitter Novel
While Twitter remains generally blocked in China, that has not stopped tech-savvy Chinese from putting the microblog platform to creative uses.
Read more »Nokia Patents the Self-Charging Phone
Mobile phone supplier Nokia is developing a self-charging phone that will use the kinetic energy created when a person moves around to ensure that the mobile never runs out of juice.
Read more »Inside Norway's 'Doomsday Vault'
In a remote mountainside on the Norwegian tundra sits the "doomsday vault," a backup against disaster -- manmade or otherwise.
Read more »Baseball's Chief Geek Picks 2010 Winners
Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols and baseball's other greats have barely begun spring training, but a mathematician from New Jersey already knows what kind of season they'll have.
Read more »Endangered Listing Eyed for U.S. Loggerhead Turtles
The federal government has recommended an endangered-species listing for loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could have big implications for the fishing industry.
Read more »After Climate-Gate, U.N. Submits to Independent Review
In an apparent slap at the embattled chief of the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has ordered a newly formed outside scientific pane
Read more »'.XXX' Domain Name Being Considered for Porn Sites
A global Internet agency is discussing whether to create a ".xxx" domain name.
Read more »Einstein Was Right: General Relativity Confirmed
Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales.
Read more »Florida Wrestlers Take on Deadly Alligators
Wrestlers in Florida are testing their skills against a new jaw-dropping opponent to find out who was the real swamp king, man or alligator.
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