LONGMONT, CO—The Information Age was dealt a stunning blow with the discovery of unreliable data on the Internet.

INDIANAPOLIS—The newly discovered 'Law Of Difficulty' holds true for all branches of science, from astronomy to molecular biology.

ANN ARBOR, MI—After calling the device "the item single-handedly responsible for the erosion of our nation's social and cultural foundation" for close to ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—Executives at Google, the rapidly growing online-search company that promises to "organize the world's information," announced Monday the latest step in ...

NEW YORK—Stacker, the new first-person vertical-crate-arranger, has been lauded by parents' groups for its non-immersive game play.

LOS ANGELES—In an impassioned 1,900-word open letter, Penn said that every American deserves to be rightfully and accurately represented on the World Wide ...

BALTIMORE, MD—As he defeated the software, accountant Wallace Peters raised his head with pride, then just laid his pencil down and died.

LONGVIEW, TX—An interminable blog post was among the red flags that compelled Dwight Sanderson to reconsider his pursuit of "Courtneee."

KNOXVILLE, TN—Archaeologists say the ancient Internet users must have struggled to understand the frightening new technology.

NEW YORK—The 34-year-old, unmarried "Steve" can watch up to 12 hours of high-definition sports programming a day.

PASADENA, CA—The party found the $284.57 bill to be an irrational number for eight people to pay at a Cheesecake Factory chain restaurant.

NEW YORK—The new BlackBerry 8703c has allowed total shithead Robert McClain to assign more work to his assistants while he is gambling in Atlantic ...

SANDUSKY, OH—The 36-year-old Meyers said she appreciates how the online retailer sometimes sends her e-mails "out of the blue."

CHICAGO—"Man, no way we're getting any more work done this year," said atomic physicist Dr. Thom Frederiksen after viewing the ridiculously huge atom.

NEW YORK—Nearly two dozen staffers, including four Pulitzer Prize winners and a Baghdad correspondent, have requested transfers to the Times' Home and Garden and ...

CHARLOTTE, NC—While the Roomba is only programmed to vacuum, its owner, 35-year-old claims adjuster Ken Graney now fears it may have taught itself to ...

FORT WORTH, TX—After a thorough review of its operations, RadioShack CEO Julian Day could provide no real explanation for the analog- riddled company's ...

KANSAS CITY, MO—The new Hallmark-brand feelings will fill any gaps left by the company's "Thinking of You" and "Just Because" categories.

The Zune's record-breaking sales have made its name synonymous with "mp3 player."

DOWNERS GROVE, IL—According to a report issued Tuesday by area grandfather Anderson Bresch, the Bresch family's new Gold Star VCR was built by ...

DALLAS– Dan Pulsipher, a Java engineer with software developer Razornet Technologies, fretted Monday that the computer monitor of coworker Allen Walls may be larger than ...

MESA, AZ–That fucker sure is taking a long time to download, computer user Larry Eisen reported Monday. "What is taking this fucker so long ...

ELLICOTT CITY, MD–An estimated 300 naked women, including actresses Pamela Anderson and Shannon Elizabeth, are feared lost as the result of a tragic computer ...

REDMOND, WA— Eleven months after purchasing the Radiohead album, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced Monday that he is "finally getting into Kid A." "I listened ...

NEW YORK—Fidelity Financial Services' Gwen Watson, 33, shouted angrily at her IBM ViaVoice Pro USB voice-recognition software, sources close to the human-resources administrator reported ...

BOSTON—Following the successful mugging of a jogger in Franklin Park, petty criminal Derek Mesker announced Monday that he cannot believe the...

APALACHICOLA, FL—Catherine Polk, 24, died at a local Starbucks Monday afternoon, due to complications resulting from the tragic loss of her cell phone. "It ...

JACKSONVILLE, FL—The unrequited nature of area nerd June Manzo's crush on actor Peter Tuddenham, who provides the voice of piloting computer Slave on ...

THOUSAND OAKS, CA—Internet user Paula Challey was insulted by the simplicity of a quiz that popped up on her computer desktop Monday. "I mean ...

OLYMPIA, WA—Recent Gmail convert William Ramsak, 23, said Monday that his "heart goes out to" friend Kelly Oldenburg, who still sends e-mail through an ...

DELMAR, NY—Craig Mitich, 27, has spent 20 minutes searching his apartment for whatever the hell is emitting a high-pitched beep every few minutes. "Okay ...

VENTURA, CA—A third-generation, 30-GB iPod, serial number AP356372, died early Monday morning at age 2. "I'll never forget all the great music it ...

BOZEMAN, MT—The few people close to Mitch Delomme say that he doesn't realize the implications of his new podcast, an agonizingly personal 40-minute ...

ROCHESTER, NY—Eastman Kodak released an imaging software package that yellows, fades, and even loses digital photos over time Monday.

SCHAUMBURG, IL—Business archaeologists from the Northern Illinois College Of Applied Business Sciences have developed a sodium-dating...

CUPERTINO, CA—Only a month after the much-heralded announcement of the iPhone, Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed that his engineers were...

HAILEY, ID—As a teenager, Kerry Jarrett never thought she would have the opportunity to own and operate a completely fabricated coffee shop...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—The popular search engine Google announced plans Friday to launch a new site, TheGoogle.com, to appeal to older adults not...

LOS ALAMOS, NM—Astrophysicists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory issued a nationwide alert Tuesday, warning that exposing the ionosphere...

CAMBRIDGE, MA—After multiple attempts to get the thing to do the thing, 38-year-old freelance writer Joe Garvin gave up Saturday, citing the...

From LOL (Laugh Out Loud) ro BRB (be Right Back), Internet chat rooms hav a shorthand all their own. Among the most popular abbreviations:

Military technology has eveolved tremendously since the 1991 Gulf War. What new equipment is debuting in the current conflict?

The Can Spam Act could be signed into law as early as next month. How does Congress plan to reduce unwanted commercial emails?

The global market for nantechnology—the science of manipulating the tiniest bits of matter—is growing. What are some applications for the new science?

Ringtone downlaods of songs are becoming a huge moneymaker for the mobile-phone industry. Why are they so popular?

A growing number of anorexic girls are joining Internet groups that glorify eating disorders. What are some of the other online support groups that promote ...

One of the factors contributing to the overwhelming popularity of Facebook is that third parties are allowed to create applications for the...

Pseudoscience: Is It Catching Up To Real Science?

About a month ago, I got a new computer here at my reception desk at the dentist's office, and, boy, does that thing have ...

Illegal online sales of endangered animal and plant species are becoming problematic, as they are both lucrative and difficult to regulate. What do...

Some teens are reportedly using a ringtone so high-pitched that most adults cannot hear it. What do you think?

An American biotechnology will soon sell a specially engineered breed of cats that will not trigger a reaction in allergy sufferers. What do...

Death rates among people who work building computers are considerably higher than the rest of the population. What do you think?

A team of Manhattan doctors is planning the first-ever uterus transplant. What do you think?

Scientists at the University of Alberta have developed a computer program that can never lose a checkers match, making checkers the most complex game...

A new study from the insurance industry indicates that teens do not follow cell-phone laws while driving. What do you think?

A study published in The New England Journal Of Medicine says that postmenopausal women experience an increase in libido with a testosterone...