For most people, if new forms of life were to be discovered, it would not mean everything they believed was wrong, it would only reinforce what they believed all along.

BBC: Artist's drawing of Kepler's search space

They are doing it through new forms of activism, which, like most everything they do, is powered by an innate attachment to the web.

FORBES: Generation Y: Ready To Stand Up And Be Counted

Yet just as divorce law in most countries now strongly encourages mediation rather than courtroom battles, new forms of collaborative drafting aim to take the sting out of premarital negotiations.

ECONOMIST: Prenuptial agreements

Researchers at the University of Dundee have found a new way to kill cancer cells in people with one of the most common forms of leukaemia.

BBC: University of Dundee uncovers new way to treat leukaemia

American companies remain the most innovative in the world, with an ability to devise or adapt to new corporate forms and new technologies at frightening speed.

FORBES: Can America Innovate Its Way Out Of Debt?

Audelo, who attests to spending most of her day online using various forms of social media, is among a new breed of entrepreneurs who have become online friends with her customers.

FORBES: Social Media Is Fashion's Newest Muse

The State of New Hampshire is one of nine states in America that does not levy a personal income tax on most forms of wages or income.

FORBES: In "Live Free or Die" New Hampshire, The U.S. Looks For Tax Leadership