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Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Scientists succeeded in predicting the long-range course of last year's catastrophic Japan tsunami, but providing faster alerts will require new kinds of networks.

After spending years working behind the scenes to push for change, Daniel S. Loeb, a hedge fund manager, is once again openly admonishing management and battling a corporate board. The target: Yahoo.

There's no planking or other pranks in it — no cats walking on iPads, no babies riding on Roombas. And instead of being 30 seconds, this video is 30 minutes long. Nevertheless, a short film about a campaign to capture a Ugandan warlord has gone uber-viral in a matter of three days, reaching more than 40 million views on YouTube as of Thursday.

The full moon of March takes charge of the evening sky Thursday night, but Jupiter, Venus, Mars and other solar system objects are putting on a show for stargazers as well.

The deadly storms that struck the Midwest and South last week were so strong that they created seismic waves.

The oldest animal with a skeleton has been discovered, a creature shaped like a thimble that lived on the seafloor more than a half-billion years ago, researchers say.

Scientists have been trying to answer the question of whether marine protected areas, where sharks and their prey are off-limits to fishermen, are indeed home to more sharks than non-protected areas of the ocean.

Apple has released fixes for 81 security bugs in its new iOS 5.1 mobile operating system, including Safari, Siri and Passcode flaws that could expose users' devices to hackers or allow them to be corrupted remotely.

"Borderlands 2,” the sequel to the fan favorite, first person shooter is due later this fall. MSNBC recently spoke with Randy Varnell, the game's design producer, to discuss both the first and second game’s key indigent: a dizzying assortment of firepower to choose from.

In his Twitter postings, the elite computer hacker known as "Sabu" urged followers to resist the U.S. government and its agents.

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The disruption caused by this week's solar storm seems to be minimal, but skywatchers maximized their opportunity to see auroral fireworks.

A new fossil of a four-winged dinosaur about the size of a pigeon shows he apparently sported quite the costume, complete with glossy black feathers and a tail tipped with a pair of decorative streamer feathers.

At the current Game Developers Conference, top honors were given to one of 2011's most successful blockbusters, alongside one of the most eagerly anticipated indie offerings in recent memory.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Lenovo are recalling about 50,500 Lenovo ThinkCentre desktop computers because they could overheat and catch fire.

As passwords and security questions multiply, so does the potential for things to go wrong, possibly locking you out of your own life. Unless you're a savant with total recall, you need a system to manage that morphing body of login credentials necessary to navigate your virtual life.

This year's most closely watched solar storm is sweeping over our planet right now, and so far the impact is not as severe as some had feared. However, experts caution that the storm could intensify as the day goes on.

A giant asteroid collision with the moon that created the solar system's largest known impact crater may have spawned the surprisingly strong magnetic anomalies seen on the moon, a new study suggests.

From 242.5 miles about the surface of the earth at the International Space Station, Flight Engineer Don Pettit demonstrated how trajectories in microgravity work by shooting an Angry Bird plush toy around the space station using a bungie cord. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Strong radiation from one of the most intense solar storms in the past five years has temporarily "blinded" a European spacecraft in orbit around Venus, and mission controllers are now racing to fix the problem.

We've heard plenty of rumors about an iTV lately. People are theorizing that it will be some sort of Siri-enabled devices that will encourage you to control your television using your voice. But given how much Siri misbehaves on iPhones, would it really be wise to allow it to control your beloved television set?

Curiosity led to expulsion for a UK-based teen app whiz, whose inquisitiveness about his school's computer system has added notoriety to a promising tech career.

Filmmaker and explorer James Cameron has unveiled plans to visit the deepest place on planet Earth in the coming weeks, aboard a state-of-the-art, deep-diving craft built beneath a veil of secrecy in Australia.

Scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of spotted, bottom-dwelling shark near the Galapagos Islands, where astonished researchers saw it from a submersible.

Chinese cyber-warfare would pose a genuine risk to the U.S. military in a conflict, for instance over Taiwan or disputes in the South China Sea, according to report for the U.S. Congress.

In an annual security competition, Google offered $60,000 to the person who could successfully hack into Chrome (under very specific parameters), and on the first day, someone won -- a first for the heretofore impenetrable browser.

Airbags have saved thousands of lives in the past two decades. Volvo is betting it can also save pedestrian lives with the world’s first external airbag.

The Department of Justice is reportedly readying a suit against Apple and top publishing houses for price-fixing in the e-book market.

When Apple announced the new iPad on Wednesday, it also revealed that iOS and iTunes updates are now available. Between the new mobile operating system and media app, folks will see plenty of improvements such as a "4G" icon, a smarter Siri and a fine-tuned iTunes Match.

NASA chief Charles Bolden defended the U.S. space agency's proposed 2013 budget to members of Congress Wednesday in a pair of tense congressional hearings that, at times, drew harsh criticism from lawmakers.

A new report reveals Google's Android is on nearly half of the handsets carried by the U.S.'s 101 million smartphone subscribers, while about another third use iPhones.

This year's most closely watched solar storm is sweeping over our planet right now, and so far the impact is not as severe as some had feared. However, experts caution that the storm could intensify as the day goes on.

In an updated prospectus, Facebook said it had doubled its credit facility to $5 billion. It has also secured a $3 billion bridge loan, to help pay for taxes associated with the vesting of employee stock.

If 2011 was the year that South by Southwest Interactive grew up, 2012 may be when it decides it wants to don a suit and enter the corporate world -- or run off and join the Peace Corps.

At the large public housing project in New York City where he lived, outsiders knew him as a quiet family man. But federal prosecutors say Hector Xavier Monsegur was an Internet saboteur known as Sabu.

Italian police have broken up a paedophile network spanning at least 28 countries that used social media websites to swap pornographic images and videos of child abuse.

Intuit, the company that makes Quicken personal finance software, announced at the end of January that it was working on an edition of the program that would work on Mac computers running the latest version of Mac OS X. It is expected this spring.

"He'd be the type to bring a gun to school." These words – or something close – were allegedly uttered by a female student in a high school last Friday in Girard, Pa., about one hour's drive from Chardon, Ohio, where a shooting killed three students.

The biggest solar storm in five years is battering our planet right now, and may cause disruptions to satellites, power grids and communications networks over the next 24 hours, space weather experts say.

Forbes

IBM's New Optochip Transfers One Trillion Bits Per Second Forbes As Big Data increasingly becomes a part of our economy bandwidth becomes increasingly important. Not just wired or wireless bandwidth, either. When it comes to server racks and supercomputers, the internal bandwidth within a computer also matters a lot ... Holy Holey Optochip! IBM hits a terabit of info per secondCNET Holey chip! IBM drills holes into optical chip for terabit-per-second speedArs Technica IBM creates terabit-per-second capable chipMyBroadband Wired News -Ubergizmo -Wall Street Journal (blog) all 29 news articles »

Globe and Mail

Google Play Exemplifies How Cloud Is King eWeek Google Play is an example of the personal cloud service Gartner said will be ubiquitous on roughly 90 percent of all Web-enabled devices by the end of 2013. Some 90 percent of all Web-connected devices will have consumer cloud services tucked into them ... Google May Add Audio Books, Mags, Unified GamingTom's Guide With Google Play, The Cloud Goes Prime TimeWired News One company, one store: Why Google axed Android Market for Google PlayDigitaltrends.com Los Angeles Times -BusinessWeek -PCWorld all 947 news articles »

KVAL

Genetic diversity a good sign for blue whale recovery Summit County Citizens Voice A blue whale swims near the surface of the ocean. PHOTO COURTESY KELLY HOULE/NOAA. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Antarctic blue whales are recovering slowly from the brink of extinction, and a new study showing high genetic diversity among the ... Genetic survey of endangered Antarctic blue whales shows surprising diversityPhysOrg.com Antarctic Blue Whale Set to Make Big ComebackLiveScience.com all 8 news articles »

Globe and Mail

Netflix Expands Apple TV Alliance in ITunes Billing Partnership BusinessWeek By Cliff Edwards and Andy Fixmer on March 07, 2012 Netflix Inc. (NFLX) is deepening its ties with Apple Inc. (AAPL) by allowing owners of Apple TV set-top boxes to sign up for the video-streaming service directly and pay through their iTunes accounts. Netflix rises as CEO mulls cable link: Shares climb 4.9% to $112.34Chicago Tribune Exclusive: Netflix in talks for cable partnershipReuters Netflix Said to Be Aiming for a Cable PartnershipNew York Times PC Magazine -Apple Insider -CNET all 198 news articles »

CBC.ca

Hackers charged in NY, Chicago, both came from families with their share of ... Washington Post NEW YORK — He's known as a quiet family man at the large public housing project in New York City where he lives. But federal prosecutors say Hector Xavier Monsegur is an Internet saboteur known as Sabu. Authorities say he hacked into government ... Discord unites elite hackers charged in NY, ILSacramento Bee LulzSec panics after hacker betrayalMyBroadband all 1,994 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Humans and gorillas share genetic similarities Telegraph.co.uk A study has shown that across 15% of their genetic code, or genome, gorillas are more like humans than chimpanzees. In both, certain genes have also evolved at the same rate, research shows. They include genes for hearing, throwing into doubt theories ... Gorilla DNA offers clues about humans tooLos Angeles Times You're closer kin to a gorilla than you would've guessedArizona Daily Star Genome study finds closer human-gorilla similaritiesBoston Globe National Geographic -Reuters all 264 news articles »

Boston.com

Biggest solar storm in years races toward Earth Boston.com This handout image provided by NASA shows a solar flare errupting at 7 pm EDT on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, and that is heading toward Earth. An impressive solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. Biggest Solar Storm in Years Is Bombarding Earth NowSpace.com Solar flares scheduled to pound EarthSan Francisco Chronicle Strong solar storm heading for EarthWTKR Your NewsChannel 3 Clarksville Online all 1,224 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Apple unveils 'new iPad' with sharper screen Wall Street Journal AP SAN FRANCISCO — Apple gave the new iPad a bunch of new features but no new name. When it goes on sale next week in the US and several other countries, it will be "the iPad" or perhaps "the new iPad" — not "iPad 3" or "iPad HD," as some had ... Best iPad news: lower price of No. 2The Seattle Times Tablet by Any Other Name Not as Sweet as 'IPad'BusinessWeek LG Display Rises After Apple Shows IPad With Sharper ScreenBloomberg Telegraph.co.uk -CNET -Detroit Free Press all 7,427 news articles »

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: A Martian mini-tornado caught on camera by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter brings new meaning to the word "twister."

New York Times

Data Hint at Hypothetical Particle, Key to Mass in the Universe New York Times After 40 years, more evidence is being reported Wednesday that the end of the biggest manhunt in the history of physics might finally be in sight. Physicists from the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., say they have found a bump in ... Higgs boson coming into focus, say scientistsChristian Science Monitor Scientists at US lab detect hints of elusive particleReuters In search for 'God particle,' US research confirms Europe's: No place for ...Washington Post BBC News -Wired News -USA TODAY all 433 news articles »