Google blocked and removed 2.7 billion bad ads more than 5,000 bad ads per minute and suspended nearly 1 million advertiser accounts for policy violations, the company announced on Thursday.

Apple has also provided an additional credit period of 60 days to help them tide over business disruptions due to Covid-19.

Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it would create its first datacentre region in Italy under a $1.5 billion investment plan as the U.S. company expands its cloud computing services to more locations across the world.

Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it would create its first datacentre region in Italy under a $1.5 billion investment plan as the U.S. company expands its cloud computing services to more locations across the world.

Insect-eating bats are estimated to be worth US$ 1 billion (€0.91 billion) a year to maize farmers around the world, a new study has revealed. Not only do bats reduce crop damage by eating adult corn earworm crop pests, they also suppress fungal infections in maize ears. Bats and their habitats need to be better protected for their ecological and economic contributions, say the study’s authors.

A new report from Climate Central finds that most of the overflow was caused by coastal flooding, which was made worse by rising sea levels.

Earth has never hosted 7 billion people all at once before, but according to the U.N., it may reach that spooky milestone by the end of this month.

As Africa's population continues to rise, a new statistical analysis estimates the population to be 800 million more people than previously calculated.

British loo roll company Nouvelle erects an outdoor advertisement that doubles as a massive roadside bird feeder.

Two proposed energy projects (each with a $7 billion price tag) present two very different directions for America's future. Which would you choose?

Perched above Mexico City's trendiest shopping district, the Billboard House is obscured by a mural created by the dwelling's artist-in-residence.

The find is roughly 2 billion years older than any other known fungus fossil.

The finding indicates that life on Earth began much earlier than previously thought.

The environmental movement's challenges are greater than ever, but the founder of 350.org says victory lies ahead.

The 150-foot-wide asteroid 2012 DA14 may harbor $65 billion of recoverable water and $130 billion in metals.

Big Ass Fans unveils an exceptionally smart ceiling fan that learns to start to spinning the minute your sweaty bod enters a room.

This high tech billboard can do the work of 1,200 trees, scrubbing the air of pollutants.

A new initiative in India will employ up to 300,000 youths in an effort to improve air quality and provide opportunities to the unemployed.

An analysis of dozens of pyroclastic ash deposits suggests that Mercury had an long history explosive volcanism.

Climate activists call for action to strengthen the most important piece of environmental legislation in history.

The 57,000-acre San Andres Refuge, which works to restore desert bighorn sheep, launched its quest for energy independence in 2005 and has implemented several s

But there are things you can do if you find a big 4K TV under the tree.

Here are a few highlights from legislation that's poised to boost wilderness protection across the country.

A Silicon Valley investor with a penchant for green technology raised $1 billion for a new venture fund. His vision: science experiments and clean technologies

With malaria and polio eradication at the top of Gates' to-do list, the Microsoft founder finds fault with Google's focus on tech projects.

The Microsoft founder admits that the cumbersome combination should have been made easier.

Bill and Melinda Gates outline global-aid myths: poor countries will always be poor, foreign aid is a waste, and saving lives will lead to overpopulation.

Big money is being poured into a technology that could make it possible to modify your DNA.

The government's emerging tax plan looks like the baby boomers are hurting millennials, but it's worse than that; it's rich people hurting everyone else.

Bipartisan 'Chemical Safety Improvement Act' would require more safety regulation for chemicals while making it easier for those that pass to get on the market.

It's worth keeping tabs on some of the world's most eccentric billionaires, especially if it was their wacky ideas that made them so rich to begin with.

Billy Burke ('Twilight') returns in 'Revolution'.

Funding for the newest Breakthrough Prize is announced as the awards for life sciences and physics are given at a California ceremony.

With a donation of $970 million, the Facebook co-founder has become the country's top philanthropist for 2013.

The social network's acquisition of the makers of the Oculus Rift headset promises to change the way we experience online media.

Philanthropist Marcus Lemonis is offering work at his Camping World stories and access to an army of volunteers to national parks in need.

Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and "Fortnite," is using the popularity of his virtual worlds to make a big impact in his home state of North Carolina.

A great pied hornbill at Jurong Bird Park developed cancer, and doctors used 3D printing to make a prosthetic casque for it.

Coal country Sen. Robert Byrd is crowing about $4 billion he steered towards the false hype that is "clean coal" in the Senate version of the economic stimulus

The ACES (aka Waxman-Markey) bill passes the house, but not all environmental groups are rejoicing.

Buried in the 500-plus pages of the defense budget signed by President Obama on Dec. 31 is a curious provision that prohibits the Department of Defense from spe

The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification program reaches a new milestone.

Polio could be wiped out by 2018, but Gates says it will require investment and hard work.

The introduction of the 2015 Kia Soul EV brings the notion of a practical, affordable all-electric car closer to the driveway.

Although they are getting better at it, many consumers still do not spend every last penny that is credited to their gift cards.

Are two billion cars a nightmare we can avoid? MNN's auto blogger reviews a new book on the subject.

A rampant scam can add $20 more to your phone bill if you hit redial. Make sure your kids know not to call the scammers back.

With the help of an iPad app, Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon formed a 2-man doo-wop group and performed 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' on 'The Tonight Show.'