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Here's a roundup of the latest scientific findings and phenomena, ranging from the profound to the strange.

Amazon has signed a new deal with FX, gaining exclusive rights to host its show "Justified" on the Prime Instant Video service.

Will Leonard Riggio, the book giant's founder and chairman, buy out the retail business and leave Nook Media behind?

Nielsen is expanding its definition of television, but Netflix may not let Nielsen track what shows users are watching.

Amazon said its Entertainment Collectibles Store will start selling 350,000 items from leading entertainment from the Beatles to "Silver Linings Playbook."

While details were not disclosed, a merger could save the two struggling companies, which recently have lost market share to online rivals.

The U.S. Justice Department has concluded its antitrust review of the proposed merger between the Pearson and Bertelsmann units.

Move to Nepal, pay $60 a week, and attract thousands of workers for "crowdsourced" jobs, a model that may help fight poverty worldwide.

Amazon.com has been accused of hiring a neo-Nazi security firm to regulate their temp workers in Germany.

CBS Corporation and Amazon have partnered for a unique distribution deal for the upcoming series "Under the Dome."

Amazon Coins, Amazon's new virtual currency, could be the key to jump-starting the company's app sales.

Apple's tablet market share fell to 43.6 percent from 51.7 percent, but it still shipped a record 22.9 million iPads and iPad minis.

Controversy surrounding the movie version of "Fifty Shades of Grey" is heating up courtesy of a porn adaptation lawsuit.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer, demonstrated it's creating a 21st-century hybrid of technology and retailing.

When Amazon.com reports fourth-quarter results later Tuesday, investors expect the company will return to profitable operations.

Amazon.com Inc. said it has acquired Polish voice-recognition specialist Ivona Software to improve its Kindle Fire tablets.

Amazon has introduced in-app purchasing for video games downloaded through the Amazon Digital Games Store, the company announced Wednesday.

Democrats, Republicans and anyone with a sense of humor will be thrilled to learn that The Onion, the beloved satirical newspaper, will be publishing their own versions of Vice President Joe Biden’s autobiography.

Women have long played a leading role for the PKK, a designated terrorist organization in Turkey.

With new Apple devices come brand new accessories, and we've rounded up some of our favorite cases and other additions for the iPhone 5.

A federal judge in California threw out a fraud claim by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) that Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) infringed upon the name App Store.

Following the holiday season, Samsung has offered free Flip Covers for its Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3 handsets as part of a promotion.

In 2012, battles were fought on retail shelves, on TV ads, and in social media and courtrooms -- and living rooms -- around the world.

Competing with Amazon's Kindle has been costly for Barnes & Noble, the world's largest bookstore chain.

Many are anticipating Gwyneth Paltrow's new cook book, which won't be available for another four months.

Netflix's video streaming service was hit by an outage on Christmas Eve, a prime movie-watching night, because of a breakdown at Amazon cloud servers.

In the heart of the busiest shopping season of the year, Amazon has offered some impressive discounts on Samsung's Galaxy S3.

Amazon announced it will create six comedy pilots courtesy of its new Amazon Studios. Is this the beginning of Hollywood Northwest?

A recent report from mobile product Q&A website FixYa has revealed the top user complaints when it comes to the 7-inch tablet industry.