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Atheism could be science's contribution to religion by Matthew Cobb, Jerry Conye

SIR — We were perplexed by your Editorial on the work of the Templeton Foundation ('Templeton's legacy' Nature 454, 253–254; 2008). Surely science is about finding material explanations of the world — explanations that can inspire those spooky feelings of awe, wonder and reverence in the hyper-ev ...

IE8 Catches Up, Shows Improvements With Beta 2

Microsoft released the latest beta version of its next browser Wednesday. IE8 Beta 2 shows off some new features -- some of which feel oddly familiar -- as well as some innovations that make the browser easier to use for everyday surfers. ...

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Latest Wikileaks Prize for Sale to the Highest Bidder

The net's most infamous document-leaking site has thousands of e-mails about the Venezuelan government, but this time, the site isn't publishing them for the world to see. Instead, they are being auctioned -- an experiment that's raising ethical questions. ...

Q&A: Philippe Starck on Bioplastics, Virgin Galactic, and His Impossible Chair

Philippe Starck's latest creation — a plastic chair — earned its name on the first sketch: Mr. Impossible. The French designer said it simply couldn't be made. The challenge? The weld. Polycarbonate chairs are typically formed using a single mold, but Starck's translucent design...

Aug. 28, 1963: Road to Redmond Walks on Water

1963: The world's longest floating bridge, the Evergreen Point bridge, opens. It connects Seattle with communities on the east side of Lake Washington. Pontoon bridges have been around since ancient times. Lash some boats together side-by-side in a stream or river, put some planks across the...

Live Blogging the Convention - Digging it

Nancy Pelosi is facing "tough questions" via Digg on CNN. Check it out. Update:  And they're done.  It was cool, though.  The Internets really work! ...