US seeks new tools to counter unrelenting wave of robocalls

U.S. regulators are proposing new tools to counter the unrelenting waves of robocalls received each year…

Tencent profit climbs as it emerges from gaming quagmire

Chinese internet giant Tencent said Wednesday net profit soared nearly 17 percent in the first quarter…

Combination therapy advisable for bowel disorder IBS

The more abnormalities in intestinal and brain function that IBS sufferers have, the more severe their…

For-profit dialysis provider charges private insurers 4 times more than government payers

Private insurers covering people receiving treatment for dialysis paid four times more than government insurance programs…

Unprecedented weakening of Asian summer monsoon

Rainfall from the Asian summer monsoon has been decreasing over the past 80 years, a decline…

Alibaba results beat analyst estimates

Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba on Wednesday announced revenue for the latest quarter that beat analyst estimates,…

Tech giants vow to double number of women managers by 2022

Forty-five tech giants committed Wednesday to doubling the number of women on their management boards to…

Ice-sheet variability during the last ice age from the perspective of marine sediment

By using marine sediment cores from northwestern Australia, a Japanese team led by National Institute of…

Clean and effective electronic waste recycling

As the number of electronics devices increases around the world, finding effective methods of recycling electronic…

Facebook's 'transparency' efforts hide key reasons for showing ads

Facebook’s advertising platform was not built to help social media users understand who was targeting them…