A supermoon lunar eclipse will put on a show tonight — marking the first time the spectacle has occurred in more than three decades. A supermoon occurs when a full moon happens when it is at the closest point in its elliptical orbit around Earth, making the full moon appear…
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Brazil on Sunday became the first major developing country to pledge an absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for an envisioned global pact against climate change. The world’s seventh biggest greenhouse gas polluter said it would cut its emissions by 37 percent by 2025 from 2005 levels by reducing deforestation…
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Prosecutors say Kim Dotcom and his colleagues sometimes reveled in their role as “modern-day pirates,” discussed how to thwart the justice system, and joked that a judge would one day realize how “evil” they were. The much-delayed extradition hearing for Doctom and three others who owned or helped run the…
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Pluto continues to surprise scientists who are sifting through the photos and data being sent back to Earth from the New Horizons space probe. The latest curiosity: A photo showing a snakeskin-like texture on the surface of the dwarf planet. “It’s a unique and perplexing landscape stretching over hundreds of…
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If you’re getting one of the new iPhones, you’ll be able to turn still images into video. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, which start shipping Friday in the U.S. and other markets, automatically take three-second videos to accompany your regular shots, including selfies. Imagine snapping a shot of your…
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At first glance, Apple ‘s new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus may look no different than their predecessors but the newest devices, which arrive in stores today, boast several internal tweaks. New gestures made through “3D Touch,” allow the devices to distinguish between a quick tap and a long…
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Giant Sequoias growing in California’s Sierra Nevada are among the largest and oldest living things on earth, but scientists climbing high up into their green canopies say they are seeing symptoms of stress caused by the state’s historic drought. Patches of brown, dead foliage are appearing more than in past…
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Nasdaq has long been known as the “tech-heavy” stock exchange, where some of Silicon Valley’s best-known companies have gone to sell shares. Now, as it faces stiff competition from rival exchanges to lure the next hot IPO, it’s reaching out to business startups before they go public. New York-based Nasdaq,…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China and the United States could work together to address cyber crimes, a problem that has sparked mutual tension. Xi’s statement came shortly after leaders from both countries signed an agreement to advance renewable energy and clean technologies to combat climate change. Xi,…
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When Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a meeting of some of the top names in Chinese and American business Wednesday, they may be most interested what he says about progress toward a treaty between the nations that would provide a framework for broader investment in each other’s economy. Apple Chief…
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