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A plane carrying more than 130 passengers overshot the runway at Bali airport and went into the sea on Saturday but everybody on board survived, a transport ministry official said. The Lion Air Boeing 737 jet overshot th...

It's been apparent for several years now that the Arctic is melting. But it's melting much faster than most studies previously predicted. As early as 2020 and no later than 2050, it will be almost completely ice-free, ac...

I'm a very frequent business traveler and most of the time I book my flights using an online service like Expedia, Travelocity or Orbitz or the airline's own website. But sometimes, when I'm traveling on someone else's n...

It was another exciting week in tech. If you missed it, worry not -- that's why we're here with out Top 10 Tech The biggest news this week was perhaps Google's announcement to bring the vaunted and speedy Google Fiber ne...

Tinder, the online dating app, has exploded in popularity precisely because of its bare-bones simplicity. There's purposefully no profiles to fill out, and Tinder's creators...

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck -- Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps. This week Facebook la...

MTV Trailblazer clarifies just how close she is with the One Direction singer, ahead of Sunday's MTV Movie Awards. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Harry Styles and Emma Watson Photo: Getty Images

Hip online eyewear startup Warby Parker has, over the last two years, been partnering with boutiques to open "stores-within-stores," or small Warby Parker showrooms, where customers could try on their eyeglasses in 3-D. ...

Several years ago a bunch of peace activists were eating in a restaurant in Crawford, Texas, and we noticed George W. Bush.

Photos captured from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter may provide new clues about a Soviet spacecraft that mysteriously vanished 40 years ago. In a press release published Thursday, NASA credited a group of amateur Rus...

Composting your leftovers is a great way to generate rich nutrients for your garden, but a real compost bin isn't a viable option for everyone. If you don't have the space or can't stomach the smell, creating cold compos...

Guantanamo Bay detainees wielding "improvised weapons" clashed Saturday with guards, an episode that occurred amid simmering tensions at the U.S. military base.

Henrique Capriles first man in 14 years to give serious fight to party of late leader Hugo Chavez.

Xbox Live is currently experiencing a significant service disruption, with many users reporting problems when trying to sign in to Microsoft's online gaming platform. The outage -- which inconveniently comes during peak ...

Cloud service providers have previously drawn ire from environmentalists for not being transparent when it comes to the energy efficiency of their data centres. However, a new report from the University of Melbourne in A...

Firm signs cease-and-desist but says will fight charges.

A thief in Burbank this morning broke into a car belonging to a staff writer on the CW's "The Carrie Diaries," and stole a copy of the show's season finale, only to return it hours later with extensive notes.

BEIJING (AP) -- A 7-year-old girl has become Beijing's first confirmed case of a new strain of the bird flu virus that has killed 11 people and sickened 37 others in eastern China, officials said Saturday. The girl, whos...

A good argument can be made that Israel, a recognized member of the modern array of nations, has a right to exist. However, it can be asserted that its present racist state apparatuses that practice ethnic cleansing and ...

Tinder, the online dating app, has exploded in popularity precisely because of its bare-bones simplicity. There's purposefully no profiles to fill out, and Tinder's creators...

By Megan Gannon, SPACE.comThere may not be an alien planet named Heinlein any time soon if the International Astronomical Union (IAU) gets its way. The astronomy group issued a reminder April 12 that it is the only body ...

A lot of recent moves in the gaming space to ban, investigate or curtail certain aspects of its output can seem egregious. However seen in the light of how shady game makers tend to behave, and the need to keep their sle...