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The level of contentious intrigue in science pales in comparison to politics, but it's still there.

Miley Cyrus appears to masturbate in her new video "Adore You," which was leaked on Christmas.

Courtney Stodden was photographed Christmas tree shopping with a new guy following her split with Doug Hutchison.

Online gaming services Steam, Nintendo and PlayStation are experiencing user issues.

Jenni "JWoww" Farley, formerly of MTV's "Jersey Shore," announced Wednesday that she is pregnant with her first baby.

Yes, there's a tech firm monitoring and data mining these two enormously successful social media sites.

Links on Twitter to the petition weren't working until the social media website fixed the issue on Christmas.

Perez Hilton drew the wrath of the Twitterverse for his attacks on Justin Bieber.

Tim Duncan's girlfriend thought LeBron James had followed her on Twitter, so she blocked the account and referred to him as a "mess."

Rick Cosnett, the actor behind Dr. Wes Maxfield, shared a photo of Ian Somerhalder, Candice Accola and Michael Trevino.

"Pretty Little Liars" creator I. Marlene King answered some fan questions throughout the month of December.

Twitter has blocked the IStandWithPhil hashtag as Robertson's supporters rally to get him reinstated on "Duck Dynasty."

In a so-called "Christmas card," Floyd Mayweather mocked longtime rival Manny Pacquiao and wished his fans "Happy Sleepy Holidays."

Kelly Hall, the girlfriend of Lions quarterback Matt Stafford, dealt with Twitter trolls on Sunday after criticizing the fans who booed during Detroit's 23-20 loss to the Giants.

Details were sketchy amid reports of shots fired inside a Newark NJ Transit station in New Jersey.

"The Vampire Diaries" will feature a flashback with Katherine and Nadia when the series returns to the CW in 2014.

After community uproar of potential piracy problems with the included TaiG Chinese app store in the Evasi0n iOS 7 jailbreak, the Evad3rs team remotely disabled the installation of the TaiG app.

Demonstrators in SF halted three private commuter buses on Friday to protest what they say are the tech industry’s detrimental impact on the city.

The first-year medical resident has been missing since Dec. 6.

Twitter is furious at IAC Communications Director Justine Sacco after a snarky tweet sent from her account joked about AIDS in Africa.

Police have not commented on the reason for the activity, but reports of an unconfirmed pipe bomb have been suggested.

The well-liked and successful writer Ned Vizzini took his own life at age 32.

A Chrome browser free extension claims to let bypass Cameron’s pornography filters. But is it legal, and does it even work?

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was hospitalized on Friday after feeling ill but appears to be doing better, his office said in a statement.

Cue the Fail Whale. IBTimes rounds up the most offensive, most invasive, most ill-conceived tweets of the year. It’s racism. It’s misogyny. It’s half-baked marketing ploys. It’s Twitter.

The Twitterverse became concerned for Ja Rule's well-being after #FindJaRule started trending across America.

"Duck Dynasty" fans and conservatives took to Twitter Wednesday to express outrage over A&E's suspension of star Phil Robertson after anti-gay remarks he made were published in GQ magazine.

The Indonesian copywriter was employed at an ad agency in Jakarta.

Singer Demi Lovato is rumored to have quit her role as a judge on the U.S. version of the reality singing competition series, "The X Factor."