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Between Greg Smith's grandiose call out of Goldman Sach's unsavory corporate ideology to Facebook's lauded hackathons, company culture is having a moment.

Between Greg Smith's grandiose call out of Goldman Sach's unsavory corporate ideology to Facebook's lauded hackathons, company culture is having a moment. Here's what the experts say about creating, sustaining, and changing the spirit that can make a business go from good to great.

Between Greg Smith's grandiose call out of Goldman Sach's unsavory corporate ideology to Facebook's lauded hackathons, company culture is having a moment. Here's what the experts say about creating, sustaining, and changing the spirit that can make a business go from good to great. Company culture is having a moment

By David Stanway and James Regan BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tackling pollution, not freeing up trade, is regarded as the solution to a global shortage of rare earths, the metals that are the building blocks of the 21st century.

By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As much of the United States basks in summer-like temperatures, weather and climate experts said this year's warm winter could mean early corn planting, a risk of killing frost for apricots and a baby boom for tree-chomping bark beetles in the West. The winter of 2011-12 was the fourth-warmest in the 117-year record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which uses meteorological winter, which ended on February 29. [More]

That's not just a gratuitous Ides of March headline. This week the 244-year-old company announced it is ceasing print publication, but here Encyclopaedia Britannica president Jorge Cauz discusses the business' digital innovations and why its future may be more vibrant than its storied past.

Only 38 percent of the 16 million American women aged 15 to 25 who are sexually active were screened for chlamydia in the prior year, putting them at risk for chronic pain, life-threatening pregnancies and infertility, U.S.

In the quest to win the hearts and minds of the press, you're going to have to do all the work. I'm in the middle of trying to publicize my new series of technology focused parenting books called, The Modern Parent’s Guide . I knew it was going to be difficult: Getting the press to pause its 24/7 schedule to take a look at a book can be a Herculean task.

There's no room for self-doubt when you're launching a company. Here are half-a-dozen ways successful entrepreneurs keep faith with themselves

In the chilling scenario that a tornado warning is issued for your area, what do the experts feel are the best choices for avoiding serious injury or loss of life? [More]

By Ari Rabinovitch and Rinat Harash JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Completing the same journey they have made for the past 2,000 years, a flock of swifts has flown halfway around the world to nest among the ancient stones of Jerusalem's Western Wall. The scores of small black birds who spend the spring flying high above Jerusalem's Old City and laying eggs in the cracks in the wall, where it is common for visitors to place prayer notes, have become a focus in efforts to rehabilitate the species' diminishing population worldwide

Location-based apps are this year's SXSW GroupMe and Twitter. Zaarly and LocalMind are two to put on your radar

By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A solar storm that shook the Earth's magnetic field on Thursday spared satellite and power systems as it delivered a glancing blow, although it could still intensify until early Friday, space weather experts said. The geomagnetic storm surging from the sun was initially expected to be strong enough to disrupt power grids, airplane traffic and space-based satellite navigation systems

You may be too proud to admit it, but you've probably Googled yourself at one point or another. And why not?

Small businesses can compete for talent without breaking the bank. Yes, you still need to pay competitive wages to get people in the door, but it’s the perks that will help you retain them. Here are 30 low-cost ideas for small businesses who want to show employees that they are highly valued