Category:Science and technology

This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 10 June 2018: New study of endangered whale shark youth shows vital habitat similarities 6 June 2018: Microsoft announces plan to acquire GitHub for US$7.5 billion 7 May 2018: NASA’s InSight lander and MarCO …

BDSM as business: An interview with the owners of a dungeon

Sunday, October 21, 2007 Torture proliferates American headlines today: whether its use is defensible in certain contexts and the morality of the practice. Wikinews reporter David Shankbone was curious about torture in American popular culture. This is the first of a two part series examining the BDSM business. This interview …

U.S. manufacturer General Motors seeks bankruptcy protection

Monday, June 1, 2009 United States automobile manufacturing firm General Motors filed for bankruptcy and Chapter 11 protection from its creditors at 12:00 UTC Monday, in a Manhattan, New York federal bankruptcy court. This was the largest bankruptcy filing for a U.S. manufacturing company, and with declared assets of $82.29 …

Cook Islands rugby league player Adam Watene dies after training session age 31

Monday, October 13, 2008 Cook Islands and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats rugby league player Adam Watene has died. The Wildcats announced the death of the 31-year-old earlier today. They reported he collapsed in the gym shortly after a training session. A spokesman said, “The Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are sad to announce …

Minyama residents promise to keep fighting to stop McDonald’s development

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Residents in Minyama, on Queensland, Australia’s Sunshine Coast, have vowed to keep fighting the development of a 24-hour McDonald’s on Nicklin Way. Last week, Sunshine Coast Regional Council officers recommended that construction be given the go ahead. Councillor Chris Thompson, who represents Division 4 in the …