Stealing ideas from nature
When self-confessed "nature nerd" Janine Benyus coined the term "biomimicry" in a book she published a decade ago, little did she know it would make her a household name, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars. ...

 Faked tiger photo sparks Web furor
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 Tunguska blast still a mystery 100 years on
It produced a blast hundreds of times stronger than the Hiroshima bomb, was seen hundreds of miles away and narrowly missed obliterating an entire city -- but 100 years to the week after the mysterious explosion in Siberia, no one is any closer to understanding what ...

 Judge orders YouTube to reveal its viewers
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 Microsoft may refresh Yahoo bid
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 Cassini's Primary Mission Ends, Two-Year Extension Begins
wooferhound points out recent news that the Cassini probe has completed its original four-year mission and is beginning a two-year extended mission, which was authorized earlier this year. Cassini's first mission brought us a treasure trove of information about Saturn ...

 Working Towards an Eco-Friendly Fireworks Display
phobos13013 writes "Here's an article just in time for 4th of July fireworks shows! The ACS's Chemical and Engineering News provides a fairly technical discussion about the hazardous chemicals in modern fireworks displays. Perchlorate is currently the oxidizer of ...

 Interview With Author of the First Spoof Language
An anonymous reader brings us Computerworld's interview with Don Woods, one of the creators of Compiler Language With No Pronounceable Acronym (INTERCAL). INTERCAL and its documentation were created in 1972 as a parody of that era's languages and instruction manuals. ...

 IE 8 To Include New Security Tools
Trailrunner7 writes "Internet Explorer has been a security punching bag for years, and rightfully so. IE 6 was arguably the least secure browser of all time. But Microsoft has been trying to get their act together on security, and the new beta of IE 8, due in August, ...

 NC Judge Takes "A Fresh Look" At RIAA Subpoenas
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "When some North Carolina State students recently brought to the attention of the Court the apparent illegality of the RIAA's investigations by unlicensed investigators, they also caught the attention of the judges. After reading these new ...


 More Answers for IPhone 3G Questions
So outrageously popular were Tuesday's answers to many of those popular questions prospective iPhone 3G buyers are clamoring... ...

 Ubisoft Brings Catz, Dogz, CSI Games to Macintosh
TransGaming on Wednesday announced a publishing deal with Ubisoft that will net Mac users a number of new games starting with... ...

 Sync Your Personal Data
Among the many kinds of data you might want to sync between Macs is a category I'll refer to as personal data--contacts... ...

 Sync Your E-mail Messages
If you want to make sure you have exactly the same e-mail messages--including all your saved and sent mail-on two or more... ...

 IPhone 3G Set for 8 A.m. Debut on July 11
If you're the sort of person who creates countdown widgets for major Apple product releases, you've now got an official Zero... ...