With many of the world's ecosystems threatened or endangered by human activities like logging and urbanization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published its criteria for a new "Red List" of endangered ecosyst... [Full Article]
By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - Worried about what your dog is chewing on when you're at work, or whether your home is secure while on vacation? New apps can transform old smartphones into remote security cameras for home monitoring systems... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - American Airlines said its computer systems were restored and flights had resumed after intermittent outages on Tuesday forced it to ground hundreds of U.S. flights, but warned travelers to expect some cancellations to continue for a seco... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - American Airlines said its reservation system had an outage on Tuesday, leading to a system wide delay that grounded the carrier's fleet and halted its flights at least through late in the afternoon. The company said it grounded flig... [Full Article]
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Talk about streaming media: The Philadelphia Phillies' top minor league affiliate is set to debut what it calls a "urinal gaming system" at its ballpark in Allentown. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is expanding the advertising system that lets marketers tailor messages to users of the No. 1 social network based on their browsing history, in the company's latest step to refine its a... [Full Article]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Google Inc's Chrome and Android operating systems will remain separate products, although there could be more "commonality" between them, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Thursday. Google last week announce... [Full Article]
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Voyager 1, launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets, has passed into a new region on its way out of the solar system, scientists said on Wednesday. The spacecraft, now more than 11 billion miles... [Full Article]
SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Yemen's politicians, youth, women and intellectuals opened a landmark national dialogue Monday on the future of the transition to democracy, and high on the agenda is debate over a dramatic redrawing of the country's pol... [Full Article]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - - Astronomers have found a mini planet beyond our solar system that is the smallest of more than 800 extra-solar planets discovered, scientists said on Wednesday. The planet, known as Kepler-37b, is one of three ci... [Full Article]