http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Science_and_TechnologyFind stories, videos, and photos about Science and Technology from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 22 May 2013 19:12:06 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120525065444-texting-while-walking-wall-4-tease.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Science_and_Technology14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Science and Technology from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/31/tech/mobile/problem-text-messaging-oms/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/31/tech/mobile/problem-text-messaging-oms/index.htmlYou do not want to talk to me on the phone. How do I know? Because I don't want to talk to you on the phone. Nothing personal, I just can't stand the thing.Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/30/us/wus-supervolcanoes-yellowstone/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/30/us/wus-supervolcanoes-yellowstone/index.htmlIt's hard not to stand in complete awe of everything the Earth has to offer when you're in the middle of Yellowstone National Park.Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/29/us/new-york-fracking-artists-protest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/29/us/new-york-fracking-artists-protest/index.htmlThe family of late Beatles music icon John Lennon on Wednesday voiced opposition to a controversial process of natural gas drilling known as fracking,Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/29/business/opinion-wang-samsung-apple/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/29/business/opinion-wang-samsung-apple/index.htmlOn August 24, a jury of nine in a California federal court handed down a ruling that sent shockwaves through the global wireless phone industry. Samsung, the world's largest phone maker, was found guilty of infringing on key Apple hardware design and software elements. Samsung got Apple's attention because of its size, but every Android device manufacturer now needs to consider potential exposure areas that could put them in the crosshairs as Apple tries to slow Android growth.Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/27/travel/faa-electronics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/27/travel/faa-electronics/index.htmlWill the familiar warning for airline passengers to "discontinue the use of all portable electronic devices" become a relic of the past?Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/22/tech/gaming-gadgets/nikon-android-camera/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/22/tech/gaming-gadgets/nikon-android-camera/index.htmlThe gulf between smartphones and cameras is getting smaller, thanks to a new point-and-shoot camera from Nikon that's powered by the Android operating system.Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/22/tech/mobile/apple-samsung-closing-statements/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/22/tech/mobile/apple-samsung-closing-statements/index.htmlAfter three weeks, the closely watched Apple versus Samsung patent trial wound down Tuesday with four hours of closing arguments.Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/16/tech/mobile/samsung-galaxy-note-tablet/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/16/tech/mobile/samsung-galaxy-note-tablet/index.htmlWhen Samsung's Galaxy Note smartphone went on sale in the U.S. in February, two things made it, um, noteworthy. At 5.3?, its display was the largest one ever offered on a phone. And the Note came with Samsung's S Pen, a precision stylus which let you jot notes and sketch pictures without jabbing at the screen with your finger.Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/15/tech/social-media/twitter-founders-launch-medium/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/15/tech/social-media/twitter-founders-launch-medium/index.htmlThere's yet another way to post writing and photos and share them with other people online. Medium is a new blogging tool for people who feel constrained by Twitter and overwhelmed by Blogger or Tumblr.Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/tech/web/saudi-arabia-icann-disputes/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/tech/web/saudi-arabia-icann-disputes/index.htmlThe Saudi Arabian government is objecting to a number of proposed new Internet address endings, including .gay, .bar, .baby and .islam.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/15/politics/presidential-campaign-web/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/15/politics/presidential-campaign-web/index.htmlBarack Obama's campaign is making better use of the Internet and social media to reach voters than presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney, according to a new study.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/15/tech/mobile/pinterest-mobile-apps-android-ipad/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/15/tech/mobile/pinterest-mobile-apps-android-ipad/index.htmlA week after dropping its invite-only requirement and letting the masses sign up for accounts, social-bookmarking service Pinterest has made another expansion, this time to Android devices and the iPad.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/business/rim-blackberry-next/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/business/rim-blackberry-next/index.htmlResearch In Motion has begun manufacturing "beta" or test units of its next generation BlackBerry 10 devices, signalling that the Canadian manufacturer of the BlackBerry family of smartphones is on track to begin sales of the new handsets early next year.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/tech/mobile/iphone-5-release-date/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/tech/mobile/iphone-5-release-date/index.htmlMore details about the presumably imminent release of the next iPhone have emerged, if the typically anonymous spate of Internet sources are to be believed.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/politics/campaign-wrap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/politics/campaign-wrap/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama and Mitt Romney battled over Medicare and energy policy Tuesday as the November election campaign reached out to battleground states crucial to both sides' chances for victory.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/us/nrc-macfarlane/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/us/nrc-macfarlane/index.htmlIs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission too cozy with the industry it regulates?Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/13/tech/innovation/lab-grown-meat/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/13/tech/innovation/lab-grown-meat/index.htmlA burger grown in a laboratory. Sounds like science-fiction? Well up until very recently it probably was but now the prospect of lab-grown meat appearing on our supermarket shelves is closer than ever.Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/08/us/temperature-record/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/08/us/temperature-record/index.htmlThe July heat wave that wilted crops, shriveled rivers and fueled wildfires officially went into the books Wednesday as the hottest single month on record for the continental United States.Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/09/tech/internet-explodes-mars-landing/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/09/tech/internet-explodes-mars-landing/index.htmlIt inspired childlike moments of wonder. It was a feeling that many had not felt since NASA's final space shuttle launch, Atlantis in July 2011.Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/08/tech/mobile/cell-phone-radiation-fcc/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/08/tech/mobile/cell-phone-radiation-fcc/index.htmlThe U.S. government is being asked to update its 16-year-old cell phone radiation standard to bring it in line with current research and the way people use smartphones.Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/05/opinion/urry-mars-curiosity/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/05/opinion/urry-mars-curiosity/index.htmlThis weekend, Curiosity lands on Mars. That's the name of a one-ton roving robotic laboratory, part of NASA's four-ton Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft now hurtling toward the planet.Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/05/us/climate-change/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/05/us/climate-change/index.htmlWhat do the 2010 heat wave in Russia, last year's Texas drought, and the 2003 heat wave in Europe have in common?Sun, 05 Aug 2012 04:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/04/us/mars-opportunity/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/04/us/mars-opportunity/index.htmlIn more than eight Earth years, NASA's unexpectedly tough Mars rover Opportunity has been stuck in a sand dune, nursed a bad shoulder and endured five brutal winters on Mars.Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/03/tech/mobile/apple-samsung-trial-peek/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/03/tech/mobile/apple-samsung-trial-peek/index.htmlApple, one of the most famously secretive companies in the world, is giving the public a rare peek into how it makes and markets its products.Sat, 04 Aug 2012 03:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/03/tech/mobile/pew-smartphone-problems/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/03/tech/mobile/pew-smartphone-problems/index.htmlNearly nine out of 10 U.S. adults have a cell phone -- and they're having a lot of problems with them. New research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that almost three-fourths of phone users experience dropped calls at least occasionally.Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/02/politics/cybersecurity-act/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/02/politics/cybersecurity-act/index.htmlThe most comprehensive cybersecurity legislation proposed by Congress, which sponsors say would have helped protect the government and industry from potentially devastating cyberattacks, was voted down in the Senate Thursday.Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/tech/mobile/amazon-instant-video-ipad-app/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/tech/mobile/amazon-instant-video-ipad-app/index.htmlA day after Hulu Plus landed on Apple TV, another player in the streaming video market, Amazon, has released a viewing app for the iPad.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/31/tech/mobile/iphone-5-release-date/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/31/tech/mobile/iphone-5-release-date/index.htmlGadget fans waiting anxiously for the next iPhone to be released may be reaching the home stretch.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/27/tech/london-olympics-online/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/27/tech/london-olympics-online/index.htmlIt would take you almost five solid months -- without sleeping or bathroom breaks -- to watch every sporting event at this year's Summer Olympics. More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days.Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/31/tech/web/def-con-kids-2012/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/31/tech/web/def-con-kids-2012/index.htmlThe hacker who goes by the pseudonym CyFi won't share her real name and declines to be photographed without her signature aviator sunglasses.Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/27/us/pennsylvania-fracking-ruling/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/27/us/pennsylvania-fracking-ruling/index.htmlA Pennsylvania court has struck down a controversial provision of a state law that stopped municipalities from controlling where natural gas companies could drill.Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/27/tech/mobile/mobile-apps-decline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/27/tech/mobile/mobile-apps-decline/index.htmlHow many apps do you have on your smartphone? If that's an unwieldy number today, expect it to slim down considerably in the future.Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/25/tech/innovation/russia-stockpiling-drones-wired/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/25/tech/innovation/russia-stockpiling-drones-wired/index.htmlSmall surveillance drones are starting to be part of police departments across America, and the FAA will soon open up the airspace for more to come. This drone invasion has already raised all kinds of privacy concerns. And if you think that's bad, across the ocean, Russia seems hell-bent on outdoing its former Cold War enemy.Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/25/tech/gaming-gadgets/apple-mountain-lion-review/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/25/tech/gaming-gadgets/apple-mountain-lion-review/index.htmlHow do you prep a venerable computer operating system to flourish in late 2012 and beyond?Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/25/travel/hotel-satisfaction-survey-internet/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/25/travel/hotel-satisfaction-survey-internet/index.htmlHotel guests across the continent are not happy. At least that's the conclusion from a survey released Wednesday by J.D. Power and Associates.Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/25/opinion/obeidallah-iphone/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/25/opinion/obeidallah-iphone/index.htmlI feel guilty. My iPhone has been great to me. Loyal. Hard working. Holds a charge well. Sure, we had some dropped calls, but who hasn't?Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/23/us/sally-ride-dead/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/23/us/sally-ride-dead/index.htmlSally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her company said. She was 61.Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/24/tech/social-media/mitt-romney-twitter-followers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/24/tech/social-media/mitt-romney-twitter-followers/index.htmlEither Mitt Romney got really popular last weekend, or something funky was going on with his Twitter feed.Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/23/world/asia/japan-fukushima-report/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/23/world/asia/japan-fukushima-report/index.htmlA Japanese government report Monday heaped fresh criticism on the operator of the nuclear power plant where a disastrous accident was set off last year by the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the country.Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/20/tech/social-media/colorado-shooting-social-media/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/20/tech/social-media/colorado-shooting-social-media/index.htmlThe posts show how quickly life can change.Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/19/tech/apple-tablet-prototype-photos/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/19/tech/apple-tablet-prototype-photos/index.htmlEven before Apple came out with its iPhone five years ago, it was experimenting with iPad-like tablets.Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/17/tech/mobile/drunk-phones/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/17/tech/mobile/drunk-phones/index.htmlSome young adults are so fond of their expensive smartphones that they take a cheaper backup phone with them to bars and leave their fancier phones at home where they are safe from spilled vodka tonics, pickpockets and uncoordinated drunk people.Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/18/tech/mobile/att-shared-data/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/18/tech/mobile/att-shared-data/index.htmlWelcome to the multiple-mobile-gadget world.Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/17/us/new-york-bus-driver-hero/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/17/us/new-york-bus-driver-hero/index.htmlA veteran New York City bus driver on Tuesday played down any claims of heroism for snagging a 7-year-old girl who fell three stories from a Brooklyn apartment building a day earlier.Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/16/tech/web/microsoft-office/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/16/tech/web/microsoft-office/index.htmlFor Microsoft's latest version of its Office suite, the company is betting big that making documents accessible across multiple devices, a cleaned-up design and improved collaboration features will keep the product relevant to today's users.Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/14/world/asia/space-station-crew/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/14/world/asia/space-station-crew/index.htmlA Russian spacecraft was launched Sunday in Kazakhstan, carrying crew members from three countries to a four-month deployment aboard the International Space Station.Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/12/tech/web/apple-greenpeace-report/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/12/tech/web/apple-greenpeace-report/index.htmlApple prides itself on being green.Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/13/tech/web/tokelau-domain-name-holder/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/13/tech/web/tokelau-domain-name-holder/index.htmlIf you're among the companies vying for one of the nearly 2,000 new generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, you've got big pockets. The application alone costs about $185,000.Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/11/politics/romney-outsourcing/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/11/politics/romney-outsourcing/index.htmlRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is attempting to flip attacks on his business record by accusing the Obama administration of shipping American jobs overseas, but experts in the industry he's singling out say the truth is more complicated.Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/10/world/unusual-world-weather/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/10/world/unusual-world-weather/index.htmlA map of significant climate events for the United States in June looks almost apocalyptic: hellish heat, ferocious fires and severe storms leaving people injured, homeless and even dead.Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/10/tech/web/internet-down-eagleman/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/10/tech/web/internet-down-eagleman/index.htmlThe Internet was designed to be robust, fault-tolerant and distributed, but its technology is still in its infancy.Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/06/tech/mobile/amazon-smartphone/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/06/tech/mobile/amazon-smartphone/index.htmlAmazon may be coming out with its own smartphone, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The company reportedly is working with Foxconn to develop the hardware, which will likely run Amazon's version of the Android operating system.Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/06/opinion/krauss-higgs-particle/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/06/opinion/krauss-higgs-particle/index.htmlOur understanding of physical reality ? of everything and nothing ? has changed forever. We don't yet know where we are heading, but nothing will ever be the same. As a scientist, I don't know what more I could ask for.Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/05/tech/mobile/nexus-7-best-android-tablet/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/05/tech/mobile/nexus-7-best-android-tablet/index.htmlNote to all tablet makers not named Asus: This is how you make a 7-inch tablet.Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/03/world/africa/south-africa-chimp-attack/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/03/world/africa/south-africa-chimp-attack/index.htmlAn American student is in critical condition after undergoing two operations after chimpanzees tore at his body in front of tourists at a South African animal sanctuary, a hospital spokeswoman told CNN on Tuesday.Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/europe/higgs-boson-q-and-a/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/europe/higgs-boson-q-and-a/index.htmlScientists say they are almost certain they have proven the existence of the Higgs boson -- a never-before-seen subatomic particle long thought to be a fundamental building block of the universe.Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/28/world/asia/china-space-mission/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/28/world/asia/china-space-mission/index.htmlChina's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft returned to Earth on Friday, completing an ambitious mission that notched up a series of breakthroughs for the country, including putting its first woman in orbit.Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/28/tech/mobile/iphone-5-years-anniversary/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/28/tech/mobile/iphone-5-years-anniversary/index.htmlOn June 28, 2007, Nokia was the top selling mobile-phone company in the world, people stopped working when they left their computers, Android phones didn't exist, and high-powered executives were addicted to thumbing on their BlackBerrys.Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/27/world/asia/japan-nuclear-power/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/27/world/asia/japan-nuclear-power/index.htmlEnergy-starved Japan will regain nuclear-powered electricity on Sunday, as the first reactor to be switched on since last year's Fukushima disaster comes online.Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/26/tech/web/ebook-lending-pew/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/26/tech/web/ebook-lending-pew/index.htmlAbout three quarters of American public libraries currently lend out e-books, and in the past year libraries have seen a sharp growth in e-book borrowing. Still, well over half of U.S. library card holders don't know whether their local public library lends e-books, according to a new Pew report.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/22/world/americas/jagger-rio-forests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/22/world/americas/jagger-rio-forests/index.html"We are reaching the tipping point and the tipping point according to most scientists will be in less than 10 years. We don't have much time," says human rights and environmental campaigner, Bianca Jagger.Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/20/tech/louisiana-sex-offenders-social-media/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/20/tech/louisiana-sex-offenders-social-media/index.htmlA new Louisiana law requires sex offenders and child predators to state their criminal status on their Facebook or other social networking page, with the law's author saying the bill is the first of its kind in the nation.Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/20/opinion/bergen-washington-leak-scandal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/20/opinion/bergen-washington-leak-scandal/index.htmlOn Monday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate a series of recent leaks that critics charge are designed to bolster the national security credentials of the Obama administration.Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/21/world/europe/sweden-nuclear-security/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/21/world/europe/sweden-nuclear-security/index.htmlSecurity has been heightened at Sweden's nuclear power plants after explosives were discovered on a vehicle entering a protected nuclear site, authorities said Thursday.Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/20/tech/mobile/microsoft-surface-tablet-security/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/20/tech/mobile/microsoft-surface-tablet-security/index.htmlMicrosoft has announced its Surface tablets, due out late this year, at a time when security is a growing concern for users of mobile devices.Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/20/opinion/freese-china-space/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/20/opinion/freese-china-space/index.htmlChina's space plans are ambitious, incremental and extensive. Should Americans be worried that China will overtake us in both space exploration and military capability in space?Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/20/tech/mobile/wired-review-samsung-galaxy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/20/tech/mobile/wired-review-samsung-galaxy/index.htmlSamsung rightfully enjoys pointing out that it ships more Android smartphones than anyone else. And, with its new Galaxy S III, the South Korean electronics giant has accomplished something only Apple has been able to do so far: sell the same exact phone at the same price across major U.S. carriers without letting them slap their logos on the front of the device.Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/19/world/europe/russia-iran-nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/19/world/europe/russia-iran-nuclear/index.htmlIran's senior nuclear negotiator and representatives of international powers emerged Tuesday from two days of talks on Tehran's nuclear program without having reached an agreement.Wed, 20 Jun 2012 05:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/18/world/asia/south-korea-expo-architecture/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/18/world/asia/south-korea-expo-architecture/index.htmlAn unassuming town on the southern tip of South Korea is an unlikely place for one of the world's most advanced buildings.Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/18/tech/innovation/microsoft-monday-announcement/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/18/tech/innovation/microsoft-monday-announcement/index.htmlWhen Microsoft says you really don't want to miss something, does that make it a can't-miss event? Or is the company capable of -- whisper it low -- crying wolf?Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/18/tech/mobile/future-news-apps/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/18/tech/mobile/future-news-apps/index.htmlOn mobile devices, social media may be hot, but news still captures people's attention. And the news business, troubled though it has been, is all about attention. But can mobile news apps help save news about your community?Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/18/world/asia/china-space-docking/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/18/world/asia/china-space-docking/index.htmlChina's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft successfully docked with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space laboratory on Monday, completing the next step in the country's ambitious space mission.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/16/world/asia/china-space-launch/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/16/world/asia/china-space-launch/index.htmlChina made history Saturday when it launched a spacecraft sending the nation's first female astronaut in space.Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/15/travel/jeep-investigation/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/15/travel/jeep-investigation/index.htmlMore than five million Jeep vehicles are being investigated by the federal government for deadly fuel-tank fires caused by rear-impact collisions.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/15/tech/web/music-streaming/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/15/tech/web/music-streaming/index.htmlFor Camille Kim, music is life.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/15/world/asia/china-space-launch/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/15/world/asia/china-space-launch/index.htmlChina will launch its historic space docking mission Saturday along with its first female astronaut in space.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/13/opinion/urry-nustar-telescope/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/13/opinion/urry-nustar-telescope/index.htmlIn Ballroom E of the Den'aina conference center here Wednesday, a small group of astronomers and journalists listened to the NASA feed from Kwajalein island, between Hawaii and Australia, where a Pegasus rocket aboard an L1011 plane was about to launch the NuSTAR space telescope. I was there as a member of the science team for NuSTAR, which is part of NASA's Small Explorer programThu, 14 Jun 2012 13:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/12/world/renewables-finance-unep/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/12/world/renewables-finance-unep/index.htmlMoney invested in renewable energy reached new heights last year, topping $257 billion.Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/11/world/asia/china-female-astronaut/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/11/world/asia/china-female-astronaut/index.htmlChina's historic spacecraft docking mission this month will involve a female astronaut, state-run Xinhua reported.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/09/world/asia/china-space/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/09/world/asia/china-space/index.htmlChina aims to get its citizens one step closer to the moon this month.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/08/us/record-warmth/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/08/us/record-warmth/index.htmlIt's hot out there. But this time, it's more than idle water cooler talk, according to weather scientists.Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/08/tech/social-media/facebook-app-store/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/08/tech/social-media/facebook-app-store/index.htmlMake room, Apple, Google and Amazon. One more major Internet player now has an app store.Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/05/tech/flame-virus-cybersecurity/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/05/tech/flame-virus-cybersecurity/index.htmlLast week, groups of congressional staffers gathered in conference rooms in the nation's capital. They were coming to hear from a representative from Symantec about the current threat landscape in cyberspace.Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/06/us/new-york-shuttle-enterprise/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/06/us/new-york-shuttle-enterprise/index.htmlThe space shuttle Enterprise made its final descent Wednesday, landing at its new home at New York City's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/05/opinion/urry-venus-transit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/05/opinion/urry-venus-transit/index.htmlTonight, Tuesday, June 5, as the sun set on the East Coast, the planet Venus began its "transit" across the face of the sun. Pay close attention: Barring a miracle of future medicine, this is your only chance to witness such a crossing. The next one will take place in 2117.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/04/opinion/rushkoff-flame-virus/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/04/opinion/rushkoff-flame-virus/index.htmlThe recently discovered Flame virus bears all the hallmarks of a cyberattack concocted by a nation-state. It's big and complex and pointed directly at a geopolitical hot zone, Iran.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/01/business/china-nuclear-program/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/01/business/china-nuclear-program/index.htmlBeijing has indicated that it will lift its year-long moratorium on new nuclear projects in a move that will breathe life into an industry plagued by uncertainty since the disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi reactor last year.Sat, 02 Jun 2012 02:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/31/us/spacex/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/31/us/spacex/index.htmlThe first commercial mission to the International Space Station ended Thursday with the SpaceX Dragon capsule splashing down after a flight the company's founder declared a "grand slam."Thu, 31 May 2012 22:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/31/tech/web/twitter-pew-report/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/31/tech/web/twitter-pew-report/index.htmlWith all the Facebook news lately -- the flat IPO, the regulatory interest, the Chan-Zuckerberg wedding -- it's highly possibly you've forgotten all about Twitter.Thu, 31 May 2012 19:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/29/tech/web/iran-spyware-flame/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/29/tech/web/iran-spyware-flame/index.htmlA massive, highly sophisticated piece of malware has been newly found infecting systems in Iran and elsewhere and is believed to be part of a well-coordinated, ongoing, state-run cyberespionage operation.Tue, 29 May 2012 16:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/28/business/iran-cyberwar-tehran/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/28/business/iran-cyberwar-tehran/index.htmlThe discovery of a malicious computer program that appears to be collecting sensitive information from Iran and others indicates the global cyberwar has moved to a new level, warn security experts.Tue, 29 May 2012 02:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/28/us/noaa-contracts/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/28/us/noaa-contracts/index.htmlThe director of the National Weather Service announced his sudden retirement last week after an internal investigation found the agency shifted some of its funding internally without asking Congress, according to officials familiar with the situation.Mon, 28 May 2012 23:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/28/world/europe/eye-on-poland-shale/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/28/world/europe/eye-on-poland-shale/index.htmlPoland may be sitting on a vast natural resource that could make it energy independent.Mon, 28 May 2012 08:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/25/opinion/etzioni-facebook-privacy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/25/opinion/etzioni-facebook-privacy/index.htmlWhatever the outcome of Facebook's public offering of stock, the social network has already enriched quite a few ? as well as famously offered many hundreds of millions of people a new virtual social world. Yet critics claim that Facebook is hastening the demise of privacy, which as the cliché goes, is already on life support.Sun, 27 May 2012 12:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/26/world/spacex/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/26/world/spacex/index.html"Like the smell of a brand-new car" were the words of International Space Station astronaut Don Pettit on Saturday after he carefully opened the hatch and entered the Dragon capsule for his first glimpse inside.Sat, 26 May 2012 16:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/25/us/spacex/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/25/us/spacex/index.htmlA private spacecraft connected to the International Space Station on Friday, a milestone in a new era of commercial space flight.Fri, 25 May 2012 16:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/politics/nrc-appointment/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/politics/nrc-appointment/index.htmlThree days after embattled Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko announced his resignation, the White House announced President Barack Obama intends to nominate Allison Macfarlane, a professor at George Mason University, to the agency's top post.Fri, 25 May 2012 02:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/us/hurricanes-prediction/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/us/hurricanes-prediction/index.htmlDespite some early storms this year, forecasters Thursday predicted a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season with nine to 15 named storms, including four to eight hurricanes and one to three major hurricanes.Thu, 24 May 2012 17:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/opinion/aldrich-fukushima-lessons/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/opinion/aldrich-fukushima-lessons/index.htmlThe earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan on March 11 last year took more than 20,000 lives, caused the evacuation of about 300,000 people, and set off the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. The meltdowns of the Fukushima Daiichi reactors ended Japan's plans to produce half of its electricity through nuclear energy.Thu, 24 May 2012 14:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/africa/e-books-barcelona-e-readers-africa/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/africa/e-books-barcelona-e-readers-africa/index.htmlStars from one of the world's great soccer teams will be encouraging reading as part of a new project to put one million digital books in the hands of African children.Thu, 24 May 2012 13:36:00 EDT