Chinese Internet giant Tencent on Wednesday posted a third quarter net profit increase of 32 percent, benefiting from the popularity of its instant messaging services and online games.

Technology - Business

Nov 14, 2012 not rated yet 0

A group of Tasmanian devils will be transferred to a small Australian island to start what is hoped will be a self-sustaining population, free from the facial tumour that has devastated their species.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 14, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0

Counting every single fish in the European seas may sound as likely as finding a mermaid, but it seems the world of technology has no boundaries.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 12, 2012 not rated yet 0

(AP)—Telecom Italia shares rose 6 percent after the former monopoly confirmed that an Egyptian tycoon has expressed interest in investing in the Italian company.

Technology - Telecom

Nov 12, 2012 not rated yet 0

(AP)—After defeating a proposal in 2010 to ban the export of an endangered fish that is a key ingredient of sushi, Japan and Asian nations argued it should be left to quota-setting international fisheries ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 10, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0

Priceline has agreed to buy rival travel website Kayak in a stock-and-cash deal worth $1.8 billion, the companies said Thursday.

Technology - Business

Nov 08, 2012 not rated yet 1

(AP)—Groupon, the No. 1 online deals service, says it had a small loss in the third quarter as higher revenue failed to make up for stock compensation and other expenses.

Technology - Business

Nov 08, 2012 not rated yet 0

Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group said it had become the global market leader in consumer and notebook personal computers, as it posted a 13 percent rise in second-quarter net profit.

Technology - Business

Nov 08, 2012 not rated yet 0

A study conducted by scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK), in collaboration with scientists in Ethiopia, reports that climate change alone could lead to the extinction of wild Arabica coffee (Coffea ar ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 07, 2012 3.7 / 5 (7) 4 |

Apple's stock is falling along with a sell-off in the broader market.

Technology - Business

Nov 07, 2012 5 / 5 (6) 2

(AP)—Sprint says it's reached a deal to buy U.S. Cellular markets in the Midwest for $480 million to boost its network capacity as it upgrades its network.

Technology - Telecom

Nov 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—An ecologist who has examined research into the genetic lineage of populations of native British ash trees claims that significant differences in their DNA could make the majority less at risk ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

Instagram, the photo-sharing app that was created for mobile phones, is expanding to the Web.

Technology - Internet

Nov 05, 2012 not rated yet 0

A new Government research project, undertaken by an international team of researchers including experts from the University of Bristol, into the advantages and risks of computer-based trading in financial ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Nov 05, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Companies that tout social responsibility and whose managers contribute to political action committees tend to provide higher returns to shareholders, suggests a new University of California, ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Nov 02, 2012 not rated yet 1