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With NASA's discovery of a new species of arsenic-tolerant bacteria appearing to dissolve in a highly-public storm of professional scrutiny, we're all enrolled a crash course in the rites and rituals of scientific practice.

We're moving beyond the tinfoil hat to embrace Twitter and Facebook. Come tune in!

A new effort of the citizen-science effort Zooniverse, the Milky Way Project brings elements of gaming and social media to astronomy.

By slowing down your music, this app helps you keep below the speed limit. Whether it makes driving safer or not, it's a reminder that augmented reality is about more than images.

Renowned motorcycle builders create a real-life version of the Tron light cycle. It's sleek, it's masterfully built�and it's a pale reflection of the preternatural awesomeness of the 1982 movie's original.

Even on the moon, the pause that refreshes.

Illustrating the strange, shadowy world in which America's ambassadors move.

Solitary bees with a talent for producing durable polymers may point the way to a petroleum-free future.

At Berkeley, a Kinect hack takes flight.

Remember what Larry Summers said about women and math? He should see this video.