Microsoft may still snap up Yahoo
Microsoft Corp, the world's biggest software maker, may succeed in fighting off rival suitors for Internet search company Yahoo! Inc because they can't offer as much to Yahoo's shareholders.Yahoo, seeking alternatives to Microsoft's $44 ... english.people.com.cn
More than 100 countries pledge to promote renewable energy
Participants from more than 100 countries concluded their discussions on Thursday at the three-day Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008), pledging to promote renewable energy. More than 2,800 delegates fr ... english.people.com.cn
Astronauts to ready shuttle for landing
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour astronauts were set to spend Tuesday on the routine tasks of getting their ship ready for a Wednesday landing as they neared the end of what NASA hailed as a landmark mission. feeds.reuters.com
China Exclusive: Giant step ahead as experts find big cluster of dinosaur footprints
Chinese and German experts on Thursday said they had unearthed a large group of fossilized dinosaur tracks, the largest cluster ever found in China, in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The find, in a small county e ... english.people.com.cn
Shuttle tank delays push back Hubble mission
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Delays in producing space shuttle fuel tanks, which were substantially redesigned after the 2003 Columbia disaster, will postpone NASA's final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope by a month or longer, officials at the U.S. space agency said on Thursday. feeds.reuters.com