The universe just got a little bit slimmer. Revised calculations indicate the universe contains less normal and dark matter than previously thought, resulting in a "weight loss" of 10 to 20 percent.

  If you search for "spyware" on eBay you'll find a host of PC spyware prevention products. Search for "bluetooth spy software," though and you'll find a ton of actual mobile spyware products.The software, none of it above $10 in the search above, can be used in a variety of ways, including reading text messages on the target phone, viewing call history, etc. etc.

  An excerpt of The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz, as part of Neatorama's review for the book.

  A new antenna made of plasma (a gas heated to the point that the electrons are ripped free of atoms and molecules) works just like conventional metal antennas, except that it vanishes when you turn it off.

  Scientists hope to mimic bat radar to locate and identify tumours hidden deep inside the body.

  As it promised last week, Google today released an early version of the "Android" SDK. This is in fact, an early look as Google terms it, so it's far from a finished product. At the same time, Google announced a contest to jump-start development.

  Graduation day comes and the new doctors assemble to get their diplomas. The dean gazes out and announces sheepishly: "I'm sorry to tell you that half of what we taught you is wrong. The problem is, we don't know which half."Nowhere has this been more evident than in genetics.

  One of the first studies to focus on materialism among children and its development reveals a strong connection between an increase in materialism during adolescence and a decline in self-esteem.

  People who have sex at an early age are not more likely to become delinquents later on, a U.S. study concluded.

  Captain Kirk and his crew may someday be followed on their travels across the universe at warp speed by the rest of us.