Microsoft surprised the tech world, unveiling a plan to go into partnership with longtime rival Novell (NOVL), the world's leading maker of operating systems based on Linux.

A new study suggests that when a dolphin whistles, gulf toadfish shut up.

The South Korean government will set up a national typhoon center in the southern island of Jeju to strengthen its capability to forecast the course of tropical storms, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Sunday.

Apple Computer Inc. said on Friday that it's adding a red 8-gigabyte version of its tiny iPod nano to its popular line of digital music players, which offers to donate money to charity for every player it sells.

China will launch more than 50 small satellites, each weighing less than 1,000 kilograms, in next five to ten years, a Chinese space company announced in Zhuhai at a major air show in Guangdong province.

Forty-seven children in a primary school have been confirmed as having excessive lead in blood in east China's Fujian Province, local sources said on Saturday.

As representatives of the world's governments prepare to meet in Kenya next week to agree on actions on climate change, an international environmental body on Saturday urged world leaders to act urgently on the issue.

Joy abounded in Phnom Penh on Saturday as the annual Water Festival entered its first day with tens of thousands of visitors rushed in to share gourmet dish, enjoy fireworks and watch boat race.

Postal administrations of Romania and Bulgaria are to launch a common philatelic issue to mark their entry into the European Union (EU), the Romanian Post reported on Saturday.

Scientists have developed a new method for testing the viability of human embryos before transferred to the womb, which could more than double success rate for in-vitro fertilization (IVF).