Once thought dead, 'Net neutrality roars back to center stage

Network neutrality has lost some steam, but the boilers have returned to full pressure after two senators ask Congress for an investigation. AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast have only themselves to blame.

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Defect Suspected in Fabric of Space-Time

Eddies in the space-time continuum? Scientists think that shortly after the Big Bang, as the universe cooled and expanded, exotic particles transformed into the particles we know today via phase transitions similar to the gas-liquid-solid transitions that matter now experiences on Earth. One artifact of this may be an enormous 'cold spot'.

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The craziest thing you will see on youtube. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is no way for me to describe this video other than WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Scientists Create Quantum Cascade Laser Nanoantenna (New Device)

In a major feat of nanotechnology engineering researchers from Harvard University have demonstrated a laser with a wide-range of potential applications in chemistry, biology and medicine. Called a quantum cascade (QC) laser nanoantenna, the device is capable of resolving the chemical composition of samples, such as the interior of a cell, with...

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She swallowed a fish four times her size [pic]

The black swallower is a deep-sea fish with a small mouth but a big stomach. A Cayman fisherman recently landed one that may be heading into the world record books. It was found at the surface with a snake mackerel four times it size bursting from its stomach.

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Twine: The First Mainstream Semantic Web App?

Tomorrow Radar Networks is announcing a new Semantic Web application called Twine. It's a "knowledge networking" application built with Semantic Web technologies.

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Findings From the Web Design Survey - A List Apart

Close to 33,000 web professionals answered the survey’s 37 questions, providing the first data ever collected on the business of web design and development as practiced in the U.S. and worldwide. Working with statisticians, we crunched raw data into meaningful findings

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"Second Earth" found--20 lightyears away!

Scientists have discovered a warm and rocky "second Earth" circling a star, a find they believe dramatically boosts the prospects that we are not alone.

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The Structured Web - A Primer

A critical piece of the next web evolution is the introduction of structured information. This article examines the key drivers, such as the rise of APIs and vertical applications that run on top of existing data, an increase in classic Semantic Technologies and Microformats, and more.

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Pictures: The Weirdest Insects in the World

There are over a million described species of insects, and even more that haven’t been studied. A little research indicates they are all strange in different ways. It was not easy to pick a dozen for this list, but these are all pretty weird.

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