Japanese demonstrators protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after the May Day rally in Tokyo in 2013.Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA The leak of new information on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) shows the mega-trade deal could provide more ways for multinational corporations to…

The core issue, from Priebus’ point of view, is one of loyalty and allegiance. The RNC is a permanent entity, committed to the Republican Party without question. The Koch network is too independent from the party to be trusted with possession of the GOP’s most valuable core assets. If the Kochs —…

(Shutterstock) This week, video of a white police officer's response to a complaint about black teens at a pool party in McKinney, Texas , went viral, because it struck many viewers as shockingly violent and disproportionate. The backstory only made the footage more troubling. According to several…

For thousands of years, people have been modifying their bodies . But have you ever thought about extending your senses beyond the limits of human nature? That's what body hackers do. And Madeline Schwartzman , professor at Barnard College and Parsons, has written a book featuring artistic examples…

This week Space Mike and Galactic Emperor Benjamin debate the merits of NASA's Space Launch System and if it should be continued. In Space News we have: * Atlas V Launch of X-37B Space Plane * LightSail having some issues * CRS-6 Dragon Returns to Earth * Ariane 5 launches communication satellites *…

The past came alive this week at Emerson High School in Oklahoma City, when workers discovered slate blackboards with almost perfectly preserved writings and drawings dating back nearly 100 years.

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Underwater filmmaker Bart Lukasik is on a mission … to find marine species that glow. In this week's episode of Wild Oceans, the crew go on a night dive in the surging waters of South Africa's Sodwana Bay in search of underwater fluorescence. This may be the first time anyone has filmed fluorescent…

Horiyoshi the 3rd is a veteran tattoo artist from the Yokohama area of Japan, and is considered a legend by many tattoo enthusiasts. We got to sit down with him and listen to him explain his line of work as well as his philosophies behind tattoo culture. Watch Next: Tattoo Age - Grime:…

Thom Hartmann talks with Dr. Michael Carome, Director-Public Citizen's Health Research Group Website: www.citizen.org/hrg, about Amarin Pharma filing an unusual lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), arguing that the agency's drug regulations violate the company's First Amendment…

The Israeli military has cleared itself of culpability in one of the most controversial incidents in last summer’s Gaza war: a missile attack that killed four children on Gaza beach and injured a number of others. Israel’s advocate general’s office said the attack, which led to the death of four…

May 2, 2013 Touch Effects Sometimes you need to take a break from work and just veg out by doing something mindless and pleasant. TV or a game of solitaire is good for that, but both require a set time commitment. There are hundreds of alternatives on the internet in the form of web toys. These are…

Matter ­ Half of a jawbone discovered in Ethiopia that dates to between 3.3 and 3.5 million years ago. Credit Yohannes Haile-Selassie Cleveland Museum of Natural History For scientists who study human evolution, the last few months have been a whirlwind. Every couple of weeks, it seems, another team…

This is what it's like to come face to face with a crocodile ... “Smiling Assassin” – American Crocodile, Jardines de la Reina, Cuba. I wanted to make an image that had both strong eye contact and visible teeth to bring out the character and personality of this animal. Image © Matthew Smith This…

Nick Jensen, who posed with his wife Sarah on the cover of the latest issue of Canberra CityNews , writes of the Christian couple’s decision to end their marriage under the headline, “Gay law change may force us to divorce”. “My wife and I just celebrated our 10-year anniversary. But later this…

For years, Garden City resident Shona Banda has been self-medicating her Crohns disease with cannabis oil and making no secret of it, touting her homemade vaporizer on YouTube and in a self-published book. Now, Banda could face up to 17 years in prison for doing so, in a case that has medical…

D.Baggs is running a cable company and wants to break the internet.

Within law enforcement, few things are more venerated than the concept of the Warrior. Officers are trained to cultivate a “warrior mindset,” the virtues of which are extolled in books, articles, 1 × 1. E.g ., Amaury Murgado, Developing a Warrior Mindset , Police Mag ., May 24, 2012,…

Robotica Episode 5 Matt McMullen is developing a sex robot that uses technology to create the illusion of sentience. But is it enough to generate real emotions in its user? Credit Zackary Canepari for The New York Times This is the fifth episode in a Bits video series, called Robotica , examining…

19-year-old Faker came out of nowhere to become the first true global star of gaming. But can the League of Legends prodigy carry a nation on his shoulders? As part of the stories of the year collection, this piece is being resurfaced along with others in the coming days as ESPN Digital and Print…

"I see a lot of new faces. But, you know the old saying, 'out with the old, in with the nucleus.'" - The Simpsons Looking around the Universe today, there's no doubt that there's plenty of hydrogen and helium around; after all, it's the nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium that powers the vast…

There is an underground scene of drone racers in Australia, who are meeting up in rundown warehouses in the fringe suburbs of cities. On June 6, a race was held in the old Bradmill Warehouse on the outskirts of Melbourne. The competitors — FinalGlideAus, Strepto, Daz, Covert and SD — have…

The inside of a library’s catalog.(Image: Texas State Library/Flickr ) Late in May, when the Boston Public Library was still missing a Rembrandt etching worth $30,000 and a 16th century Dürer print worth $600,000, the situation looked bad. More than a dozen staff members were searching through tens…

Dean Potter BASE jumping in Yosemite National Park in 2007. Credit Drew Kelly Dean Potter jumped. Graham Hunt followed. Potter’s longtime girlfriend snapped photographs. Then came confusion, hope and despair. Dean Potter BASE jumping in Yosemite National Park in 2007. Credit Drew Kelly YOSEMITE…

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives. A science teacher takes a jamming session a little too far. WTSP-TV screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Standing up for civility is sometimes as hard as standing up for science. When you try and do both at…

Last week in the Boston area, a 26-year-old black Muslim man was shot and killed by agents of the FBI and Boston Police Department (BPD). As we documented the following day , major media outlets immediately, breathlessly and uncritically repeated law enforcement claims (often anonymous ones) about…

Approximately 4.5tn of the 6tn cigarettes consumed annually are littered.Photograph: Eamonn McCabe A torn up love letter, a wedding dress and a loaded handgun. These are just some of the items discovered during the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup initiative (ICC). But these…

The country also looks cool. Bryan Pocius Yesterday, Iceland's prime minister, Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson, announced a plan that will essentially close the books on his country's approach to handling the financial crisis — an approach that deviated greatly from the preferences of global financial elites…

Update: Since the commentary below was written, on Friday afternoon, June 12, the House of Representatives voted against Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). It’s a near-fatal blow to the Obama White House and Republican strategy aimed at passing the Fast Track authority they want to ease approval of…

Central Illinois corn and soybean farmer Tim Seifert loads his field planter with Syngenta insecticide while planting seed corn in 2011. Monsanto has made a bid to buy Syngenta for its pesticide business. Seth Perlman/AP Selling seeds and pesticides used to be a sleepy, slow-moving business. That…

A member of the Afghan local police meets with soldiers from the U.S. Army in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, January 20, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Burton Kabul — One band of Afghan gunmen tied up a captive in an open field, picked up rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and used the victim for target…

Chile’s Communist Party Rejects Intervention in Venezuela Nigeria: Early Tally Shows Buhari in Lead, Opposition Rejects 86% Votes For New Constitution in Cuba US VP Pence Leads Lima Group, Pushes for More Severe Blockade Venezuela: EU Spurns Violent Intervention for Peaceful Solution Campaign…

Last week, domestic workers — those who care for children and clean inside people’s homes — won two surprise victories securing more rights in Connecticut and Oregon. Oregon has considered a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights for many years, but then last week it gained traction. “At the last minute,…

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I.Vt., discusses the 2016 election with Capital Download's Susan Page. (Photo11: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY) WASHINGTON — No one was more surprised than Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by his strong showing in a Wisconsin Democratic straw poll over the weekend: 41%, just 8 percentage…

Solar farm in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK.Photograph: Alamy A record amount of solar power was added to the world’s grids in 2014, pushing total cumulative capacityto 100 times the level it was in 2000. Around 40GW of solar power was installed last year, meaning there is now a total of 178GW…

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