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Ancient nightlife: Forebearers of mammals were nocturnal partiers

A nocturnal existence is a way of life for numerous mammals, from bats that swoop through dark skies to skunks that emit their noxious spray under moonlight and majestic lions, tigers and leopards that prowl the night.

Sep 04, 2014 11:04 AM EDT

Life

Big pharmacies knock on door of oil-rich North Dakota

North Dakota's oil boom has fueled a construction bonanza for new supermarkets, restaurants and clothing stores. But try finding a Rite Aid, Walgreens or other national pharmacy chain in the state, the fastest-growing economy in the nation, and you'll be largely out of luck.

Markets

Microsoft, publishers try to stop 'catastrophic' Google EU deal

Microsoft and publishers across Europe attacked Google's antitrust deal with EU regulators, calling it a "catastrophic" proposal that would serve only to entrench its dominance of the online search market.

Life

Classical music meets soccer in 'Last Hammer Blow' at Venice

A French film that improbably links soccer and classical music in a tale of a sports-mad teenage boy living in poverty with his dying mother and who meets his estranged conductor father for the first time charmed the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday.

Djokovic, Nishikori take long road to semi-finals

Serena Williams and Ekaterina Makarova sprinted into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, while world number one Novak Djokovic and marathon man Kei Nishikori were forced to take the long road into the last four.

Sep 04, 2014 10:49 AM EDT

Apple, Google resume talks with tech workers in hiring lawsuit: filing

Four technology companies, including Apple (AAPL.O) and Google (GOOGL.O), have resumed mediation talks with tech workers in a high-profile lawsuit over hiring practices in Silicon Valley, according to a court filing.

Sep 04, 2014 10:45 AM EDT

Ukraine and rebels to seek peace plan, ceasefire on Friday

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the main pro-Russian rebel leader said they would both order ceasefires on Friday, provided that an agreement is signed on a new peace plan to end the five month war in Ukraine's east.

Sep 04, 2014 10:40 AM EDT

U.S. mortgage applications rise in latest week: MBA

Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose last week as interest rates declined, an industry group said on Wednesday.

Sep 03, 2014 11:30 AM EDT

Ukraine ceasefire hopes push stocks, ruble higher

World markets jumped on Wednesday as Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko said a ceasefire had been reached with Russia, raising hopes that a recent escalation in the conflict could be reversed.

Sep 03, 2014 11:26 AM EDT

Polar bear DNA found from tracks in snow, in conservation step

Polar bear DNA has been isolated for the first time from footprints left in the snow on an Arctic island, a breakthrough that could help scientists better protect rare and endangered wild animals, experts said on Tuesday.

Sep 03, 2014 11:22 AM EDT

Ukraine steelmen hold their ground as frontline marches towards port

The war is being fought just over the hills. Civilians have started to flee the city. But the men of the vast Ilyich iron and steel works in the Ukrainain port of Mariupol are still in place, pouring molten steel, running the rolling mill and pledging to defend their factory and town from an onslaught by pro-Russian rebels.

Sep 03, 2014 11:16 AM EDT