Robert Montenegro

Food labeling is about to get more honest after the Supreme Court ruled against Coca-Cola in a lawsuit brought against the soda giant by POM Wonderful. Coca-Cola had been labeling a juice “Pomegratate-Blueberry” despite the fact that the product contained less than 1% pomegranate.

By 2025, one in five nanotechnology professionals will hail from India, according to a new study. Investments in personnel and infrastructure will determine the breadth of India’s presence in the industry.

The creator of television shows such as Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy told Dartmouth graduates on Sunday to fight for causes with action, not hashtags. Her attack on Twitter (in)activism has been lauded by some, panned by others.

When water warms in the tropical Pacific Ocean, different types of tuna will migrate into the waters near San Diego. Keeping track of a fisherman’s catch can help meteorologists predict the severity of an oncoming El Niño.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg famously argued in Lean In that women need to stand up for themselves in order to secure equality in the workplace. But what happens when leaning in backfires? Some women have found that negotiating their job offers puts them at risk of being sent away empty-handed.

A new study confirms everything your 6th grade guidance counselor always told you was true. Younger adolescents who run with the cool crowd during their teenage years tend to struggle in early adulthood. The geeks, on the other hand, turn out much better.

Under a new South Carolina law, third graders who fail a state-administered standardized reading exam will be held back starting in 2018. The policy is part of the state’s new Read to Succeed Act.

The northeast Asian nation most famous for Genghis Khan is raising its profile on the world stage by courting foreign investment, boosting its worldwide diplomatic presence, and adopting a self-sufficient energy policy.

The coffee giant will roll out new wireless charging stations nationwide, beginning with its Bay Area stores. The “Powermat Spots” are a joint venture between Duracell and Powermat Technologies.

A paraplegic man kicked the first ball of the World Cup today thanks to a special mind-controlled robotic exoskeleton fashioned by scientists at Duke University. The scientific advancement could signal a future where wheelchairs become obsolete.

Amazon launched a new music streaming service today through its Prime membership program. Amazon Prime Music, like the online giant’s instant video service, is expected to grow over time.

The decision by the Tony Awards Administration Committee to cut the two sound design categories has been met with disdain by a nation’s worth of theatre professionals frustrated at the awards show’s continued focus on commercialization.

So-called “patent trolls” — companies with the sole aim of suing over patents — have been a scourge to big companies for years. Now a new study reveals that patent trolls harm startups as well as venture capitalists shy away from investing billions of dollars.

Tall buildings provide shade but that doesn’t mean they make the city any cooler. In fact, areas saturated by skyscrapers tend to trap heat.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to resume his nation’s commercial whaling ventures in the Antarctic seas despite the International Court of Justice’s ruling in March forbidding it.

Young artists are fleeing New York and searching for new, accessible locales to set up shop. Detroit’s budding arts scene has welcomed them with open arms.

British rock group Klaxons have announced that the world’s first 3D-printed tour will kick off in October. The band claims everything used on stage will have been created by way of 3D printing, though a quick viewing of their promo video reveals the announcement to be a joke.

Clarity suffers when speech becomes cluttered with filler words and phrases. Cleaning up your diction is easy with these simple strategies.

In a new dance routine, Japanese dance troupe ElevenPlay explores the relationship between the body and technology by dancing with drones programmed by designer Daito Manabe.

Constitutions that grant citizens the right to revolt often do so to legitimize the process by which a new government comes to power. Yet that right tends to come back to bite regimes whose opponents seek legitimacy.

India’s most populous city will experience its first Metro service on Sunday. The line’s first phase, part of a larger project to be finished by 2021, features 12 elevated stations on an 11.4 km stretch of track.

A NASA satellite shut down in 1997 has been commandeered (with the space agency’s permission) by a independent team of scientists and enthusiasts. The ISEE-3 Reboot Project has established communication with the 35-year-old satellite and can now command it to perform basic functions.    

iCracked, an app that launched in 2010, allows users with damaged phones to contact and make appointments with nearby technicians.

According to a new study, chimpanzees are at least as good at (if not better) than humans at adjusting strategy choices during competition.

Terminally ill patients in Quebec may now elect to end their lives. The new law comes at a time when national debate on voluntary euthanasia is heating up in Canada.

With low unemployment in the tech sector providing an advantage for the workforce, employers need to be quick with their hiring processes lest they lose out on the most promising potential employees.

June 6, 1944. Operation Overlord. D-Day. Seventy years later, relatively few survive who actually lived it. People around the world take advantage of their last opportunities to commemorate the anniversary with veterans in attendance.

Animated GIFs have emerged as a new form of lexicon for the internet age. A recent museum exhibition highlighted 37 of the most popular reaction GIFs on the internet.

Mikael Genberg wants to put a little red cottage on the moon. The ambitious project, according to a supportive team of scientists and engineers, would serve as an inspiring symbol to and for humanity.

A report from the US National Academy of Sciences urges the space agency to make a decision on its long term goals. Those goals, argue scientists, need to include putting astronauts on Mars.