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Tinder lets known sex offenders use the app. It’s not the only one

Tinder lets known sex offenders use the app. It’s not the only one

Match Group, which owns most major online dating services, screens for sexual predators on Match — but not on Tinder, OkCupid or PlentyofFish. A spokesperson said, “There are definitely registered sex offenders on our free products.”
by ProPublica Staff

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A 'mole' isn't digging Mars, and NASA engineers are trying to find out why

A 'mole' isn't digging Mars, and NASA engineers are trying to find out why

After equipment carried by the InSight lander had trouble drilling a sophisticated thermometer into the Martian surface, a Plan B also didn't work — and the instrument ended up backing itself out of the ground.
by Joe Palca

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Bakken Museum announces plans for major renovation

Bakken Museum announces plans for major renovation

The renovation involves the entrance, lobby, classrooms and gallery space in the 21-year-old lower-level wing of the museum near Bde Maka Ska.
by Emily Bright

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2 former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia

2 former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia

One of the accused accessed more than 6,000 Twitter accounts allegedly looking for information about critics of the Saudi government, according to court documents.
by Richard Gonzales

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Fargo scientists search for next generation of plant-based plastics

Fargo scientists search for next generation of plant-based plastics

A national collaboration of scientists from four universities is breaking new ground in the search for plant-based plastic to replace petroleum-based materials.
by Dan Gunderson

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