A windy stretch of the Mojave Desert once roamed by tortoises and coyotes has been transformed by hundreds of thousands of mirrors into the largest solar power plant of its type in the world, a milestone for a growing industry ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 13, 2014
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Toyota is recalling 294,000 vehicles in North and South America for a skid-control software glitch.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 13, 2014
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Military brass shopping at Asia's biggest defense expo this week have drones high on their to-buy list. But for U.S. manufacturers including General Atomics, which makes the Predator hunter-killer, there's one problem: they ...
Engineering
Feb 13, 2014
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Fiji's president has invited residents of Kiribati to move to his country if rising seas caused by climate change swamp their Pacific homeland, reports said on Thursday.
Environment
Feb 13, 2014
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An Australian man has been fined Aus$18,000 (US$16,000) for killing a juvenile great white shark by ramming it with his boat then beating it to death with a metal pole, officials said Thursday.
Ecology
Feb 13, 2014
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Francois Hollande announced Wednesday measures to boost innovation and start-ups in France, as he became the first French president in 30 years to set foot in California.
Business
Feb 13, 2014
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China's troubled Jade Rabbit lunar rover has survived a bitterly cold 14-day lunar night, officials said Thursday, prompting hopes it can be repaired after suffering a malfunction last month.
Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2014
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Microsoft denied censoring Chinese-language search results across the globe, but the group behind the accusation stood firm.
Internet
Feb 13, 2014
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The chairman of Chinese computer giant Lenovo pledged on Thursday to make the company the world's third-biggest smartphone seller following an acquisition binge as the firm announced a 30 percent profit surge.
Business
Feb 13, 2014
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