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Black market for organs thrives in China, with more than one million needing organs every year

U.N. report praises progress on treatment and prevention, but urges more funding for early intervention

"We were blown away by the potential of this technology for the graphic novel," Disney creative director Nashie Castro tells us. The roughly $680 million comic book and graphic novel industry is still heavily reliant on sales and advertising from print--unlike its fellow publishers in the newspaper and magazine worlds, where the transition to digital is farther along

Sunday, June 05 .p { float:left; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, serif; height:225px; margin-right:25px; margin-top:10px; width:178px; } #wrapper p { line-height:15px !important; font-size:14px !important; } #wrapper { position:; } The reputation of skyscrapers -- all that water use! CO2 emissions! -- is pretty dim. But these towering beauties prove that green doesn't have to mean unsightly

Wednesday, June 15 Though they may be loath to admit it, most attendees at this New York conference are sure to be pondering the same question: How do I get more followers on Twitter? We turned to social-media scientist Dan Zarrella, who has analyzed millions of tweets (and earned 33,000 followers of his own), to get some answers.

New positive numbers about the world's rainforests provide lessons on how to prevent deforestation: protect, plant, and pay. Ethonomic Indicator of the Day: 25%--amount of decrease in rainforest deforestation The climate is becoming increasingly unpredictable and global greenhouse gas emissions are increasing, but take heart: the destruction of the world's largest rainforests (the Amazon, Congo, and Borneo Mekong) is actually down 25%, according to a new report from ForestCarbon Asia .

The gourmet-cupcake craze may never die -- damn its adorable deliciousness! -- but that hasn't stopped whoopie pies, macaroons, and doughnuts from vying for the sweets spotlight recently.

For the third year in a row we have put together a list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business.

Four days after qualifying for his first U.S. Open, Alexander Noren overcame windy conditions to shoot a 4-under 67 Friday and lead defending champion Graeme McDowell by one stroke after the second round of the Wales Open.

You never know for sure what someone is thinking - but here are warning signs thoughts may be suicidal

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. MI6 Punks Al Qaeda With Cupcakes There's going to be a lot of frowns in the delicious smelling kitchens of

In what's becoming a predictable move, Syria has shut down Internet access in an attempt to quash the organization of a national uprising, dubbed Children's Friday and inspired in part by a now viral YouTube video of the body of a tortured and murdered 13-year-old boy . As reported by Renesys , a business communications intelligence firm that also chronicled the Net shut-down in Egypt , Syria began to shut its Net access at 6:35 a.m

But officials see "no reason for hysteria" because European bacterial outbreak that has killed 18 people seems to be slowing

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NEWPORT, Wales (AP) -After posting his worst halfway score in Europe in 20 years, Colin Montgomerie's major mission now is to protect a proud qualifying record for the British Open that stretches a little longer.