An orbiting observatory may have found the first indirect evidence of dark matter particles colliding in space and disappearing, as if in a puff of smoke. The “smoke” in this case consists of...

Competition was tough, but after an exhaustive search, Threat Level has produced this authoritative list of the best capers of the year. We're leaving the award of the grand prize, the coveted...

After five years of lawsuits against music fans, the RIAA will have ISPs throttle the internet connections of alleged infringers. The strategy could allow the RIAA to circumvent a legal system...

What if a sniper could fire a bullet that changed course in mid-flight to hit its target? The Pentagon hands out nearly $22 million to try to find out...

There's more to getting a good deal on the day after Thanksgiving than standing in line at Best Buy -- if you don't want to get suckered, you need these tips for savvy online and in-person shopping.

If you want to arm yourself with some nice science trivia for tonight’s dinner conversation, check out this lecture by Diane Bunce, a professor of chemistry at The Catholic University in Washington, DC. She gets off to a slow start, so you may want to...

Thanksgiving is about eating, and though local, organic food might be what the cool kids are eating, most people are still eating products of the industrial food system. Whether you’re talking turkey, cranberries or potatoes, industrial-scale...

The Texas attorney general filed charges Monday against Laurie D’Alleva for allegedly selling prescription drugs like Botox from websites she owned, including discountmedspa.com. Agents descended on her Mansfield, Texas home and carried out boxes,...

Major earthquakes occurring along the Cascadia subduction zone off the coast of Washington state could strike closer to the state’s urban areas than some models have suggested, a new study notes. GPS data gathered at dozens of sites throughout...

The most thorough study to date of raptor talons reveals their feet to be extraordinarily specialized hunting tools, perfectly suited to their gruesomely amazing killing strategies. “Despite the ubiquity of raptors in terrestrial ecosystems, many...