New York police will begin asking city pharmacies to stock decoy bottles fitted with GPS devices among powerful painkillers like Oxycontin and oxycodone in the latest bid to combat gunpoint robberies of drug stores.

U.S. study warns of extreme heat, more severe storms. While U.S. agriculture will likely remain resilient in the next 25 years, yields of major crops could start declining by mid-century and warming oceans could threaten fish, the study said.

Scared Of Genetically Modified Food? It Might Be The Only Way To Feed The World.

Research suggests we may actually face a declining world population in the coming years.

Technology used to make us better at our jobs. Now it’s making many of us obsolete, as the share of income going to workers is crashing, all over the world. How to Protect Workers From the Rise of Robots.

The Algorithms That Automatically Date Medieval Manuscripts.

Cybersleuths uncover 5-Year spy operation targeting diplomats, governments and research institutions.

Here we show that curved motion, as employed by the magician in a classic sleight of hand trick, generates stronger misdirection than rectilinear motion.

How to disassemble a skyscraper.

Why trees can’t grow taller than 100 metres.

How to tell if you’re anal retentive.

Why everyone films at the same New York Chinese restaurant?

every day the same again | January 16th, 2013