Facebook is launching a new version of its Atlas advertising platform to enable cross-device advert targeting and tracking, taking its data-fuelled adverting platform outside the walls of its social media network.

The world has lost 52 percent of its biodiversity since 1970, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced in a study released today on the state of our planet.

On the campaign trail, Texas lieutenant governor candidates Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte have aired deeply contrasting views on topics like immigration reform, health care policy and education funding.

Luka Magnotta dismembered his Chinese boyfriend and sent his limbs to political parties and elementary schools Canadian porn star Luka Magnotta admitted yesterday to killing his Chinese boyfriend but pleaded not guilty to five charges related to his death including murder.

A US police photograph of a man arrested after he allegedly fled a bank robbery has been described as “the world’s happiest mugshot”.

A monster truck accident in the Netherlands has killed at least three people and injured 15 more. The incident took place on Sunday, after the driver lost control of his vehicle and tore through a crowd of people who were watching in the audience.

Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill this weekend that would have required law enforcement agencies in California to get a warrant to use drones for surveillance assignments.

Professor Brian Cox has warned ‘human stupidity’ is the biggest threat to civilisation. The physicist, 46, said that the possibility of ‘catastrophic climate change’, ‘crop disease caused by a loss of biodiversity’ and ‘asteroid impact’ could wipe out mankind.

The American Academy Of Neurology says anyone battling chronic pain from non-cancer conditions, like headache, back pain or fibromyalgia, should avoid taking opioids, like morphine, codeine, and oxycodone. The position statement from the AAN says the risk of death, overdose, addiction, and side-effects far outweigh the benefits of these medications.

A jury has sentenced a Texas cancer researcher to 10 years in prison after she was convicted of poisoning her colleague, who was also her lover, by lacing his coffee with a chemical found in antifreeze.

Macy’s to increase holiday hiring this year by 4% Macy’s Inc. plans to hire 86,000 employees nationwide for its Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores this holiday season.