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New in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye

New in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye

Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest - dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain.Read more »

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Facebook to let users carry profiles with them

Facebook to let users carry profiles with them

Facebook Inc. is loosening its grip on millions of personal profiles to allow inhabitants of its popular Internet hangout to transplant the information and applications to other Web sites. Read more »

Apple agrees to settle iPod lawsuit

Apple agrees to settle iPod lawsuit

Apple Inc. has agreed to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits in Canada alleging it misled customers about the staying power of their iPods, the latest courtroom truce over the dwindling battery life of early generations of the device. Read more »

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