In the wake of the recent earthquakes that struck the heart of Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan, the local authorities have enlisted the region's beloved bear mascot to fuel the disaster relief fundraising efforts all across the nation.

Since its worldwide release earlier this month, the fourth and last installment in Hidetaka Miyazaki's critically acclaimed Dark Souls video game series has taken the milestone of racking up the highest sales on the launch date in the history of the franchise.

When the British government's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) asked people on the Internet to name their state-of-the-art polar research vessel in March, their answer was loud and clear: Boaty Mcboatface. Yet all the hubbub may have been for nothing, as UK Science Minister is apparently unimpressed by the people's choice.

When the Justice Department announced its surprising breakthrough in cracking the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone (with the assistance of third-party hackers) last month, it almost seemed as though the battle between the U.S. government and the mobile tech giant was coming to a draw. Well, some would argue that it has only just begun.

Newly released documents have revealed that UC Davis spent thousands of dollars trying to scrub the internet of references to the controversial pepper spray incident that occurred on campus in November 2011.