"All the news that’s fit to print" was once the newspaper man’s slogan. Now, with news-junkies turning increasingly to the net for their daily fix of world events, papers are beginning to feel the pinch.  Join us for an indepth discussion of the future of newspapers on January 8th.

Kazakhstan has unveiled a new architectural project for its capital Astana – a giant transparent tent that will contain an indoor city.

The mystery over the purpose of a sophisticated geared "calculator" built in the 2nd century BC has finally been solved.

The Weblog Awards are the world’s largest blog competition, with over 1 million votes cast in the last three years for nearly 1,000 blogs. This year’s edition is the biggest ever with 45 categories to choose from. Nominations ended November 24, and voting began December 7 and will end December 15.

Robots have way too many roles these days, ranging from security sentries to cellphone salesbots. Too mundane, you say? What about something that will surely please everyone at your party: a bot that can play bartender? Even better.

Almost half of teens, 48 percent of those ages 13-18, use instant messaging, according to the poll. That’s more than twice the percentage of adults who use it.

It’ll be cheaper to build a permanent moon base and keep it running than it will be to get to the moon. Just don’t ask how much, NASA’s boss says.

Seth Godin: So, the latest bit of civil disobedience from the seventh grade is the pencil drop (nothing new). Word goes out that at exactly 2:04, everyone drops their pencil. Teachers hate this. Coordination turns random events into noticeable events.

The Liquid-Time Sculpture invented by Bernard Gitton and based on the ancient waterclocks has more of an aesthetic value than a functional one, displaying time using a complex system of pipes and siphons. (w/pic)

Australians continue to use hand-held mobile phones while driving, even though it’s illegal and dangerous, a new survey shows.

Now, you can play it safe along with music! A scientist has come up with musical condoms that apart from being a contraceptive gives you the opportunity play you own tone that gets louder as the sex gets more vigorous.

The good people at Malgusto have done it again, coming up with some very unusual images to tweak our imagination.