Robert Montenegro

The Icelandic prison system is about to welcome the 26th banker responsible for the 2008 financial meltdown.

Excavators found the bones of an ancient warrior surrounded by "lots of bling," bronze weapons, and — interestingly enough — several vanity items such as a mirror and six combs.

An ill-timed, tone-deaf tweet is excusable. An ill-timed, tone-deaf ad campaign isn't.

Vancouverites are in full revolt over outrageous housing costs and the foreign investors behind North America's biggest bubble.

In order to bring conflicting countries closer together mentally, experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats wants to bring them closer together physically. He proposes action that would speed up Earth's tectonic activity and lead to the rapid formation of a new supercontinent.

The world's first research journal dedicated solely to cryptocurrency launched last month. It's a sign of the times as academics begin tinkering with the study and theory of digital currency.

You can get as much done in six hours as you can in eight hours, but with much less wasted time.

Innovation isn't always the result of invention and discovery. Sometimes the best way to innovate is to rethink something old.

The man with "the hardest job in Washington" abruptly announced his resignation the day after fulfilling his personal dream: hosting a sitting pope in Congress.

Astrophysicists contemplate whether "mirror" dark matter causes cancer.

Despite its many weaknesses, the U.N. has been successful in one of its main pursuits: linking the countries of the world in a way that promotes peace. Could a similar model work for religion?

The Star Trek computer is close. Phasers can't be far behind.

New findings out of Duke University will allow medical researchers to act like computer programmers except with genetic code rather than digital.

It can diminish the quality of your work in the long-term.

Prepare to watch Democrats and Republicans fight over ownership of the pope and his air of moral legitimacy: Let the Great American Papal Tug-of-War begin!

Many efforts to develop family-friendly workplaces emphasize rights and privileges for mothers. Some dads are pushing back; some even resorting to legal means.

Volvo is spearheading an effort to develop refuse robots and tech-enhanced dump trucks to revolutionize waste management.

Mark Zuckerberg flip-flops on a feature he once described as not "socially valuable."

We're not living in the most discourse-friendly age in history. Nowhere is that more clear than in comments sections.

Pulling an all-nighter and then driving home is like hopping behind the wheel after pounding drinks at the bar.

Thanks, New Horizons. You're our favorite deep-space, Pluto-passing probe.

Researchers hope training machines to the test will allow for advances in imbuing software with basic common sense.

Leaders at the Federal Reserve will meet later this month to discuss potential rate hikes that have most experts and economists split.

The quality of discourse over the new logo has skewed toward the low social media standard, although there are some smart and introspective things to be said for and about Google's sudden shift.

Scientists are becoming increasingly certain that all the stuff we put through our digestive system is making a major impact on our state of mind. 

Recent trends in the habits of romantic millennials appear to buck conventional wisdom and well-regarded theories of communication.

Say goodbye to being the smelly dude on the plane.

Did you know 30 percent of job recruiters have had a parent submit a résumé for their child? Or that girls tend to be helicoptered more than boys?

A new web series delves into the many reasons why eating creepy crawlers makes sense for your diet and the environment.

Researchers attempt to distill the science of dirty talk, submissive sexual activity, and the overall nature of arousal.