From NYTimes.com: BOSTON — After nine years of regulatory review, the federal government gave the green light Wednesday to the nation’s first offshore wind farm, a sprawling project off the coast of Cape Cod.

From NYTimes.com: It was a silent call to arms: an easy-to-overlook message urging New Jersey students to take a stand against the budget cuts that threaten class sizes and choices as well as after-school activities. But some 18,000 students accepted the invitation posted last month on Facebook, the social media site better known for publicizing […]

HARTFORD, Conn. — Politicians long ago discovered the uses of Facebook. East Haven Mayor April Capone Almon found something else there: a constituent who needed her kidney.

ATLANTA (AP) — Spelman College will use a $1 million grant to increase the number of engineers who are black women.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Near the launch pads where U.S. space voyages begin, President Barack Obama will try to reassure workers that America’s space adventures sail on despite the coming end of space shuttle flights.

Google search suggestions can often provide a pretty funny window into the human mind by revealing the bizarre questions people frequently ask.

From WSJ.com: More human-rights groups are expressing concern about the use of social-networking sites to spread racism.

From USAToday.com: Is each White House tweet one for the record books?

From BBC.com: For social-media wannabes, it is surely the job of a lifetime: tweeting for the most powerful man on earth.

From Marketwatch.com: HOUSTON, Feb 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr., the first African American to walk in space, and ExxonMobil announced today that more than 1,500 middle school students will participate in free science camps this summer.