The New York Times has abandoned its "Times Select" subscription service. The Financial Times is making more of its content available free. Rupert Murdoch is widely rumored to be planning the same for The Wall Street Journal.
Is this a trend? Several eMarketer analysts weighed in on the state of fee-based versus ad-supported online content.

Three homesick crocodiles in Australia have shocked experts by walking 250 miles back ‘home’ after being relocated.

AN Indian entrepreneur has given a new twist to the concept of low-cost airlines. The passengers boarding his Airbus 300 in Delhi do not expect to go anywhere because it never takes off.

One of France’s newest wines, dubbed the "Atlantic" faced its acid test this week when presented to experts, supermarket retailers, restaurants and journalists in Paris for the first time.

Arctic sea ice may have started rebuilding after reaching a record low, according to the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre.

Researchers have identified the part of the brain that processes the threat of punishment for flouting social rules, a finding that could have implications for understanding the behaviour of psychopaths, a study released on Wednesday said.

Astronomers have spotted evidence of a second Earth being built around a distant star 424 light-years away

Earthquake patterns recorded in historical documents of Middle Eastern countries indicate that the region’s next signification quake is long overdue, according to a new study by a Tel Aviv geologist.

NEW YORK – Long-range weather forecasts are predicting a warmer than average winter with less precipitation for much of the United States except the Pacific Northwest.

Researchers at the Imperial College London have developed a sensor worn behind the ear that can measure an individual’s biomechanical data, such as his or her posture and gait, during an activity. The data is then wirelessly transmitted to a computer so that the wearer’s performance can be measured and assessed in real time.

A German scientist has come up with a solution for snoring — a computerized pillow that shifts the head’s sleeping position until the noise stops.