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McDonald's hiring binge in April is the only reason today's "awful" job numbers weren't devastating.

The burger chain's promotional event resulted in frustration when some locations admitted to not even having jobs available.
The city of Houston is partnering with Nissan and Reliant Energy to make the city electric-car friendly (and get people driving the Nissan Leaf)....
Do you recall Blaise Aguera y Arcas's demo of Photosynth at last year's TED Conference? It was basically the coolest thing we'd ever seen on the...
This is interesting (and encouraging) news: The first carbon tax to reduce the greenhouse gases from imports comes not between two nations, but...
Here's an interesting chart purporting to show the "Best Jobs in America." Predictably, lots of jobs in information technology and medical...
Grist has a post that argues the true issue of sustainability in terms of the auto industry (although this trend could also be said of most...
Corporate executive bonuses are a hot button topic here in the United States. When the nation's megabanks need money to stay afloat yet turn...

Some people aren't built to thrive in a lecture hall, and conventional schooling doesn't guarantee a job.

What better way to get students interested in math, science, and design than helping them build a robot or go-kart?
Astrophysicist Jason Steffen has made a discovery, but it has less to do with galaxy magnifying glasses than it does boarding airplanes.The...
Given that only 6 percent of the plastic crap we throw away gets recycled, it's good news that Mitsubishi and Osaka University have invented a...
Mass-produced electric vehicles are on the horizon, and a new study by Deloitte Consulting (PDF) examines Americans' views on this new automotive...
On Wednesday the House passed a bill that would establish government-wide regulations for telecommuting for federal employees and help promote...
As part of the nation's "Protecting Amazon" project, the number of Brazilian troops stationed in the Amazon will increase from 17,000 to 30,000....
Four countries where pot is very well tolerated-and one surprising place where it's completely legal. (Hint: It's not the Netherlands.)

Farmers are fighting rural isolation—and cow conundrums—with social media to make better food, and food policy.
The Yes Men have struck again. This time, they pretended to be McDonald's execs giving a PowerPoint presentation on how McDonald's policies are...
McDonald's is courting a new market in France. I'm not sure whether this makes sense as a marketing strategy, but it's always nice to see a...

Pairing conscious construction with fair compensation to create lovely artisan wool sweaters, El Origen Wool gives new meaning to black sheep.