Major storm knocks out power, disrupts flights in California

Medicine & Technology Dec 12, 2014

A pedestrian crosses the idle California Street cable car line in San Francisco, California December 11, 2014.

Trash talk: 269,000 tons of plastic litter choke world's oceans

Dec 11, 2014

A beach in the Azores is pictured littered with plastic garbage, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on December 9, 2014.

Rosetta shows Earth's water did not come from comets: study

Dec 11, 2014

A mosaic of a series of images captured by Rosetta's OSIRIS camera over a 30 minute period shows the European Space Agency's lander Philae descending towards the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko before touchdown November 12, 2014.

Amazon job posts hint at global ambitions for same-day delivery

Dec 11, 2014

Conveyor belts carry goods at an Amazon Fulfillment Center, ahead of the Christmas rush, in Tracy, California, November 30, 2014.

Instagram crosses 300 million users, edges past Twitter

Dec 11, 2014

A screen displays the Instagram logo during a presentation by co-founder Kevin Systrom as he announces the launch of a new direct image messaging service named Instagram Direct in New York December 12, 2013.

Censors loom large over Sony's PlayStation China prospects

Dec 11, 2014

Visitors looks at Sony Corp's PlayStation 4 game consoles and control pads displayed at a booth during the Tokyo Game Show 2014 in Makuhari, east of Tokyo September 18, 2014.

Microsoft exec sees autumn release for Windows 10

Dec 11, 2014

A shadow of a man using his mobile phone is cast near Microsoft logo at the 2014 Computex exhibition in Taipei June 4, 2014.

HealthCare.gov sign-ups grow in week three of 2015 enrollment: Government

Dec 11, 2014

A man looks over the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this October 2, 2013 photo illustration.

Nestle invests more in skin care strategy with 10 research centers

Dec 11, 2014

The logo of Nestle is seen on the company building in Mexico City, January 24, 2014.

One shot or two? Many questions unresolved in Ebola vaccine race

Dec 11, 2014

A document is pictured at the opening of a consultation of international experts on potential Ebola therapies and vaccines in Geneva September 4, 2014.

U.S. manufacturers group opposes stricter Internet regulations

Dec 10, 2014

A man uses a smartphone in New York City, in this picture taken November 6, 2013.

Pfizer bets on gene therapy as technology comes of age

Dec 10, 2014

The Pfizer logo is seen at their world headquarters in New York April 28, 2014.

NASA Mars rover finds key evidence for lake at landing site

Dec 10, 2014

Gale Crater on the planet Mars, is shown in this artist's depiction provided by NASA December 8, 2014.

Orbital Sciences turns to Atlas as it regroups from rocket explosion

Dec 10, 2014

An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from video shot by Matthew Travis of Zero-G News from the press area at Wallops Island, Virginia October 28, 2014.

Intel unveils platform to simplify connectivity of products

Dec 10, 2014

Visitors look at tablets at the Intel booth during the 2014 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei June 3, 2014. Computex, the world's second largest computer show, runs from June 3 to 7.