Society

The United States Patent and Trademark Office extends an olive branch to the tech community

Jesse Brown: Body scanners don’t work and phones are safe for takeoff

Keeping track of cattle and, perhaps one day, delivering the mail are emerging applications for UAVs

A DIY kit turns vodka into urine-coloured booze—for $80

More brides turn to Twitter and apps to commemorate their special day

Toque, toboggan, toonie, two-four... and so many more!

One of the best things about food? Reading about it.

@Cmdr_Hadfield’s (space) travel photos

A look back in memoriam of 25 notable names who left us in 2012

Some lived to tell their stories; others weren’t so lucky