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Link Removed Ever wonder why the red planet is red? About 180 million years ago, a planet-shattering yet naturally occurring nuclear reaction may have wiped out everything on Mars, sending a shockwave that turned the planet into dry sand. Even more incredible: A natural nuclear...

Thousands of Web Sites Hit With New Twist on Old SQL Injection Hack Thousands of Web Sites Hit With New Twist on Old SQL Injection Hack | Arik Hesseldahl | NewEnterprise | AllThingsD A relatively simple hack has been used to compromise at least 500,000 Web sites, and perhaps as many as 1.5...

What more could a city do? In an effort to woo a Google high-speed internet project, the Kansas capital of Topeka last year changed its name to Google, Kansas, for a month. Like, actually changed it. By a Link Removed due to 404 Error. Apparently that wasn't enough. The search giant on...

British dog owners are being robbed by their canine companions - to the tune of £33 million pounds a year. New research commissioned by food manufacturer Bakers Complete found that nearly a quarter of the UK's dog population, representing around two million animals, are no more than...

When the content team plans sessions for MIX not only do they take into account practicality and applicability, but they also are tasked with programming inspirational content. And a lot of that mind-blowing, peek into the future content comes from the big brains working at and partnering with...

Global smartphone sales will soar 50 per cent this year compared to 2010, with Google's Android set to extend its lead as the world's most popular operating system for the devices, according to a study released Tuesday by research group IDC. Link Removed - Invalid URL

San Francisco - Global smartphone sales will soar 50 per cent this year compared to 2010, with Google's Android set to extend its lead as the world's most popular operating system for the devices, according to a study released Tuesday by research group IDC. Link Removed

A NASA team has tested a space suit in a setting with extreme conditions akin to some of those found on Mars -- an Argentine base in Antarctica -- for possible use on a visit to the Red Planet. The NDX-1 space suit, designed by Argentine aerospace engineer Pablo de Leon, endured frigid...

Microsoft has today opened a European Cloud & Interoperability Center (CIC) in Brussels. Located within the Microsoft Executive Briefing Center, Microsoft has invested 5.3m Euroes into the CIC – designed to drive innovation and economic growth across Europe through business use of cloud...

A recent nation-wide survey investigating sleeping habits has linked the use of technology with insufficient sleep. But the findings may not be that clear-cut. The details come from the National Sleep Foundation, a non-profit group aiming to tackle sleep-related health issues and thus cut the...

Jamie Shotton is one of the inventors of Human Skeletal Tracking—he works in Microsoft Research Cambridge and dropped by the states, and our studio, to chat about this great invention. Link Removed Link Removed

A German geoscience centre has produced an animation of the flash of earthquakes that have affected Japan in the last eight days. It's available here Link Removed

You may have recently heard Jane McGonigal on NPR or even watched her on Comedy Centrals Link Removed. She has recently written a book titled Link RemovedI talk to her about her book, her research and her mission to try and make the world a better place. Link Removed Link Removed

Last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has actually moved the island closer to the United States and shifted the planet's axis. The quake caused a rift 15 miles below the sea floor that stretched 186 miles long and 93 miles wide, according to the AP. The areas closest to the...

Innovation is an overused buzzword these days. What does it mean, really? Well, Microsoft Research is in the business of scientific discovery which often leads to innovations that end up in the hands of computer users (or not in the hands of the computer users as the case may be). One area of...

Modern technology may be the key to unlock hidden secrets about an ancient monument: Stonehenge. Researchers are using lasers to scan the nearly three dozen stones, or megaliths, that make up the famous circular complex on the Salisbury Plain of southern England. Stonehenge in High...

Researchers have also suggested that being smart and funny might have developed as a signal to women looking for a mate with healthy genes, reports The Daily Telegraph. The study examined 400 Vietnam War veterans who were asked to provide sperm samples and also put through extensive mental...

An estimated one million fish turned up dead in a Southern California marina, creating a floating feast for pelicans, gulls and other sea life and a stinky mess for harbour authorities. The sardines apparently depleted the water of oxygen and suffocated after getting lost in the marina...