Sleazy debt-collection agencies are now targeting people who do not owe debts — and bullying them into paying up for the real culprits.
How is this even possible? Weak laws allow them to harass the innocent for debts they never incurred in the hope that they will eventually cough up the money just to get rid [...]

Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman solved the 100-year old problem, proving that in three dimensions, a doughnut shape cannot be transformed into a sphere without ripping it.
Perelman did not show up at the International Congress of Mathematicians, an event held every four years, this time in Madrid to receive his medal from King Juan Carlos — [...]

Anna Konda is a water-spewing robot snake being developed by Norwegian research company Sintef to assist rescue workers in situations that are too dangerous for humans.
Anna Konda is self-propelled and will be able to slither through wreckages, clear away objects, smash through walls, and carry critical supplies to rescue workers or trapped people. It can [...]

World Gone Mad II: the FDA has approved the use of bacteriophages — the name is Greek for “bacteria-eater” — as a combination of six viruses that can be sprayed on ready-to-eat meat and poultry products to kill the Listerium bacteria.
References: WashingtonPost

World Gone Mad: Dublin-based Steom Chief Executive Sean McCarthy claims that his firm has succeeded in producing free energy by using magnets — and dares scientists to prove him wrong.
References: Reuters