Starbucks Corp is going Blonde, expanding its coffee lineup with its lightest roast to date in a move aimed at wooing more customers and capturing a bigger share of the U.S. coffee market.
The private memorial service of Steve Jobs, the visionary and creative tech genius, was held at Stanford Memorial Church on Sunday evening, moving hundreds of celebrities to tears.
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a pipeline safety bill on Monday that would require strength-testing of old pipes and hike fines for safety violations after a series of accidents and explosions.
Many factors are converging to create additional risk for owners of California nuclear plants during the relicensing process, according to an article published today on RatingsDirect on the Global Credit Portal. The Ground Shaking Reality For California's Nuclear Power notes that, in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, California is likely to carefully evaluate relicensing its two nuclear power plants.
Rising global temperatures are responsible for a reduction in the size of plants and animals all over the world, say conservation biologists. What's more, the disparity in shrinking across species could pose a threat to the natural balance of established ecosystems.
Linguists believe all forms of language today derived from East Africa 50,000 years ago. Research now shows that the original human language probably sounded a lot like the green jedi master Yoda from Star Wars.
Space fans saddened by the retiring of the space shuttle Endeavor will be excited to learn that NASA has contracted a private spacecraft for at least one chartered flight into near space. The U.S. space agency has confirmed a deal with Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's private-sector space initiative, for one suborbital flight on the company's spacecraft SpaceShip Two, with the option of two additional flights.
Research show a huge tail made the Carnotaurus one of the fastest dinosaurs of its time.
Comet won't pass near Earth again for 12,000 years.
Welcome to McDonald's, would you like some TV with that?
IBM's quarterly revenue and services signings barely met Wall Street forecasts, underscoring investors' fears about slower information technology spending and depressing its stock more than 3 percent.
Lawrence Szabo, an 18-year veteran of MGM's Worldwide Television Group, was named Lionsgate's new executive vice president of North America television sales, the studio announced on Monday.
Due to changing climates, research suggests how species unable to adapt may see a stunt in their growth.
The Carnotaurus, one of the fiercest predators measuring up to 2.9 tons, may have dinky arms, but it's probably the fastest dinosaur to ever roam our planet.
As the Indian Pt Nuclear Plant's license term draws to an end, two environmental groups have published a report revealing the hazards posed by the plant and a list of alternative power supplies in a hardheaded battle to prevent the plant's license from being renewed.
Anadys Pharmaceuticals Inc (ANDS.O) said Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX) agreed to buy the U.S. company for $230 million to broaden its portfolio of hepatitis drugs.
These coil-structured yarns behave in much a way as human muscles contract, which means they can be used to enhance artificial muscles.
Yoda, the Jedi Master, spoke often in a subject, object, verb order that early humans may also have used.
The VLA Expansion Project has increased the power of the telescope and now you can name it.
Virgin Galactic has confirmed an order from NASA for up to three charter flights on its privately-built spacecraft to provide opportunities for engineers, technologists, and scientific researchers to conduct cutting-edge experiments in suborbital space. One flight is scheduled and two more are optional.
A memorial service for Steve Jobs will be held at Stanford University on Sunday, Oct. 16, in the evening as a private service.Gov. Jerry Brown named Oct. 16 as Steve Jobs Day in the honor of the Apple co-founder and visionary.
The Microsoft Corp. announced the closing of its $8.5 billion deal to acquire Skype Global, on Thursday. The Redmond, Wash.-based company originally disclosed its intention to do so on May 10.
Bhutan's newlywed royal couple, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema, will honeymoon in Rajasthan, the Incredible State of India, the Land of Colors, and the Land of Kings.
Debt holders of Energy Conversion Devices have formed an ad-hoc committee and hired legal and restructuring advisors, as the company faces the same pressures that led to the high-profile bankruptcy of Solyndra, said a source familiar with the matter.
It was 68 degrees by 8:00 in the morning Friday, but the loyal fans who had lined up outside the Apple Store at 1 Stockton Street in San Francisco had already braved (slightly) less hospitable temperatures.
The wealthy couple tried to sell the home in 2009.
Ads for General Mills fruit snacks mislead customers into thinking products like its Fruit Roll-Ups are healthy, when they actually lack significant amounts of real, natural fruit, according to a new lawsuit.
Greenpeace has christened a new boat to help with campaign efforts.
A U.S. judge said that Samsung Electronic's Galaxy tablets infringe Apple Inc's iPad patents, but added that Apple has a problem establishing the validity of its patents in the latest courtroom face-off between the technology giants.
Samsung Electronics said on Friday that it planned to unveil a new smartphone based on Google's latest version of the Android operating system at an event in Hong Kong on Oct. 19.
