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The idea of infecting Mars with our germs is not new, but one microbiologist believes the next rover may have a higher chance of becoming a microbe lifeboat. Unlikely but possible.
Hulu, OpenTable, Rovio, Travelzoo, AOL's ad network, Rovi, Twitter, NVIDIA, Sprint, and Salesforce. They are companies Business Insider tips Google might want to acquire next.
An entertaining read about self-help author Timothy Ferriss, who urges the would-be New Rich to check e-mail no more than twice a day and set automated "unavailable" responses.
Up to 300,000 Iranians may have had their Google email monitored using security certificates stolen from Dutch firm DigiNotar, one of many used to ensure no-one eavesdrops on secure communications.
The U.S. Army is crazy for apps and incoming Chief of Staff Ray Odierno may soon decide whether to require soldiers to carry smartphones as a standard piece of gear.
What does the launch of CrunchFund—and the fact that Mike Arrington is at its helm—spell for the future of TechCrunch? Paul Carr rejects claims of ethical violations.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel envisions a tight alliance of the 17 euro-zone members—one which would unify their fiscal, budgetary and social policies, creating a two-class club.
Does the world need new political players and is Qatar poised to be one? It has shown strong political leadership, willingness and influence in recent major events in its region.
The focus is now on the reconstruction and stabilization of Libya, how to encourage its transition from a virtual monarchy to a democracy. That will cost money. Who should fund it?
After the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. had a golden chance to galvanise the world against terrorism—but failed to do so, writes a retired CIA counter-terrorism director, Robert Grenier.
While the U.S. can expect sustained efforts to slash the defense budget, it faces a growing strategic challenge: China has been engaged in a rapid and wide-ranging military buildup.
More evidence on why you should meditate: research shows it increases your ability to control your alpha brain waves. That translates to better focus, less distraction.
Toronto researchers using MRI have found that the way formerly depressed people's brains react to sad movies is a reliable predictor of their likelihood to relapse.
The field of psychology appears to be way overinvested in lab studies and strikingly underinvested in field studies. Should researchers get out in the real world more?
Memory is not a filing cabinet nor a videotape but fragmentary, malleable, and untrustworthy. Hence the introduction of radical new eyewitness testimony rules.
Neuropsychiatry now not only better understands psychological resilience, but how to improve it. That's good news for anyone coping with stress, not just those with disorders.
Scientists once said Neanderthals and modern humans never mated, then that they had but the surviving Neanderthal genes were not functional. Now they say we can thank them for key immune genes.
There are 198 drugs—including critically needed antibiotics, cancer drugs, diuretics, sedatives, stimulants and vaccines—in short supply in the U.S.
Signs often have an effect opposite to that intended. The problem is that to persuade people not to do something, you first have to raise the issue, increasing its salience in their minds.
Two prominent tobacco researchers have argued against adopting a "well-meaning" health policy that would see adult movie ratings in the U.S. for films with on-screen smoking.