It’s official: Green car madness has taken over. After seeing more electric and hybrid vehicle startups than we could keep track of, there’s someone who finally decided to start keeping count.

Animal health experts are expected to begin inspecting a number of poultry farms today after three wild swans tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.

A sweetener used in sugar-free chewing gum, some toothpastes and thousands of other products could be a severe health risk, doctors warned.

Miro — the free and open Internet TV program that lets everyone participate in making and watching video — has just posted a fantastic update. Version 1.1 includes a new BitTorrent engine that delivers dramatic improvements in download speeds.

Marmite with a hint of champagne is hitting stores as a romantic gift.

A giant Pacific octopus living in a Cornish aquarium has formed an unlikely bond with a child’s plastic toy. Louis regularly plays with the Mr Potato Head figure
which was given to him as part of an enrichment project at Newquay’s
Blue Reef Aquarium. (w/pics)

If you want to watch Nick having sex
with a prostitute, he’s happy to let you. The 36-year-old bank-security technician drove eight hours
from his home in Metz, France, to Big Sister, a Prague brothel
where customers peruse a touch-screen menu of blonds, brunettes
and redheads available for free. The catch is clients have to let
their exploits be […]

Stem cell technologies could be used to cure diseases and heal injuries within
10 years, a Japanese scientist who recently broke new ground in the field said
on Wednesday.

The scientist who designed a
notebook computer for poor children that is being produced and sold by a
non-profit foundation has set up a company to commercialize the technology with
a goal of producing a $75 laptop computer.

Chris Anderson:  Today Nine Inch Nails singer Trent Reznor posted
on his site the results of his Radiohead-like experiment in giving
away/selling the album of his protege, Saul Williams. The deal was that
you could get a medium-quality 192k MP3 version of the album ("The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust") for free or pay $5 […]