Biometrics like retinal scans is a new frontier in the privacy wars

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Governments that signal a lack of inclusiveness pass on indirect costs to affected states, cities and businesses

It was once an eyesore. Now it's a landmark. How "Hollywoodland" became the sign of Southern California

The United States fell to seventh place

For the first time in recorded history, the cactus that blooms from its tips is suddenly blooming from its sides

In Gov. Tom Corbett's Pennsylvania, if it’s public and it’s education, burn it down!

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One group of people can be trusted to steer through hyper-partisanship and corporate self-interest

The movement is excited over a new document that supposedly proves the president wasn't born in the U.S.

A study examining the link between birth procedures and autism finds that boys may be more affected than girls

Universities are an ecosystem, and when faculty are poached and grant money dries up, everyone suffers