Chinese residents line up for bags of fresh mountain air
Whatever the motive behind the event, it made for some powerful images of some China residents' desperation for better air.
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Deadly explosions outside Cairo University
Three bombs exploded Wednesday outside Cairo University's main campus, hitting riot police deployed against near daily protests by Islamist student ...
Amazon unveils $99 Fire TV set-top box to rival Apple
Amazon.com Inc unveiled a $99 video streaming device dubbed Fire TV on Wednesday, the U.S. e-commerce leader's latest step to beef up its multimedia presence and capitalize on the growing appetite for digital media.
Air pollution now the world’s biggest environmental health risk with 7 million deaths per year
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a report last year showing that air pollution killed more people than AIDS and malaria combined.
The most trafficked mammal you have never heard of
Inside a metal vault here in rural Vietnam is a creature believed to be the most trafficked mammal in the world
Electric cars must make noise under new EU rules
Electric and hybrid cars will have to generate noise to make them safer for pedestrians, especially the visually impaired, the European Parliament says.
Collateral Damage
Students at a community college in rural Texas may lose access to federal aid because of a student-loan default measure Congress expanded mostly to keep an eye on for-profit institutions.
When a boyfriend dies, does the grief mean less?
When Chris Doheny met Sarah Fox, he was uncharacteristically hopeful about the future -- a successful double lung transplant in June 2010 to help with his cystic fibrosis meant things were looking up, Fox says.
Stem cell scientist ‘guilty of misconduct’
An investigation into a supposedly groundbreaking stem cell study in Japan has found the lead researcher guilty of misconduct.
Climate change is good for you! Wait: It’s April 1st. Or is it?
A confession: My colleagues and I at GreenBiz Group were pondering an April Fool’s story — you know, a Big Development that makes you angry or amused, until you discover that you’re the victim of an editorial prank.
