Everyone who thinks Big Oil should get $31 billion from U.S. taxpayers, please sign on the dotted line. That’s the message of a new ad running today in Congress Daily sponsored by NRDC, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Friends of the Earth and the Clean Air Task Force.

Slovakia has defeated Italy in one of the most intense world cup matches in recent history.

Everything can be abused, but that doesn't mean government can stop it, or should try to stop it. Government goes astray when it tries to protect us from ourselves.

Crazy looking time-lapse video of a monster sized crab molting out of its shell. This probably happens millions of times a day it just looks so friggin' weird.

USA pulls off an unexpected victory in the very last minutes to survive the qualifying round and go in the top 16.

More than 40 per cent of Americans believe Jesus Christ will return to Earth by 2050, according to a poll. By mid century, 71 per cent believe cancer will be cured, 66 per cent say artificial limbs will work better than real ones and 81 per cent believe computers will be able to converse like humans.

We couldn't let Bruce Campbell's birthday pass by without giving a shout-out to the star of the Evil Dead. Print out our labels, wrap them around your cans, and you'll be gobbling down bowls of Cream of Darkness, baby!

Here is an awesome infographic with 15 important facts about marijuana that you (probably) didn't know already.

In response to one of ThinkGeek's April 1st jokes this year, Canned Sparkly Unicorn, "The New White Meat", The National Pork Board issues a cease and desist letter. ThinkGeek states, "It was never our intention to create a national crisis and misguide American citizens regarding the differences between the pig and the unicorn.

We have detected the presence of anthracene molecules in a dense cloud in the direction of the star Cernis 52 in Perseus, about 700 light years from the Sun,' explains Susana Iglesias Groth, the IAC researcher heading the study.

Oregon on Wednesday became the latest state -- and the first in many years -- to officially reclassify marijuana from its Schedule I status as a dangerous drug with no medical value. The Oregon Board of Pharmacy voted 4-1 on June 16 to move cannabis to Schedule II, thereby recognizing its medical use.

An illustrated journey on the emotional rollercoaster of owning something fancy from Apple.

In 2006, I made a commitment to gradually give all of my Berkshire Hathaway stock to philanthropic foundations. I couldn't be happier with that decision. Now, Bill and Melinda Gates and I are asking hundreds of rich Americans to pledge at least 50% of their wealth to charity. So I think it is fitting that I reiterate my intentions.

A typically awesome video from Valve announcing that TF2 is now available for Mac. P.S. I guess we need a new Digg section in Gaming for Mac Games?

This girl gets creative, makes her own parking space.

In his new movie, Ralph Macchio faces his toughest challenge yet becoming a Hollywood bad boy. In order to re-establish himself in the entertainment industry he hits the streets of Los Angeles to show everyone how tough this Karate Kid is.

Yesterday, BP wrote a letter saying it wouldn’t be showing up for the three-day hearings this week. ThinkProgress obtained the letter to McCoy, addressed from Margaret D. Laney, BP’s Mississippi Coordinator for Public and Government Affairs. From the letter: I regret that we are unable to accommodate your invitation to participate........

Today, we're announcing the completion of a new web indexing system called Caffeine. Caffeine provides 50 percent fresher results for web searches than our last index, and it's the largest collection of web content we've offered. Whether it's a news story, a blog or a forum post....

Nearly every copier built since 2002 stores images of documents that pass through the machines on internal drives. A report found that sensitive health and law-enforcement information on copiers ready to be resold, creating a treasure trove for identity thieves.