2014 May Be Warmest Year on Record: WMO

Record-high ocean temperatures will make 2014 the hottest year on record—or at least among the very warmest—in evidence of a long-term trend of global warming, the U.N.'s weather agency said on ...

Internet of Things Fuels Billions in Tech M&A Deals

Investment in the fast-growing market for Internet-connected devices gathered pace this year and is set to attract more top U.S. technology and telecoms buyers of firms active in the market, a report ...

Small Texas Quake Stirs Fracking Critics

A light earthquake shook the Dallas-Ft. Worth area of North Texas on Saturday night, leaving no known damage or casualties but stirring concern about the potential of the area's oil and gas fracking ...