The contrast between revived profits and stunted job growth is stunning. From late 2007 to late 2009, payroll employment dropped nearly 8.4 million. Since then, the economy has recovered a scant 11 percent of those …

The generation known as baby boomers may go into old age broke and fat, researchers say. Those among the first decade of boomers – now at retirement age or within 10 years of it – …

China is aggressively developing its own massive gas reserves, which will lead to imported gas requirements falling dramatically, a newspaper reported. The country will need much less liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2020 onwards than …

China may import as much as 15 million tons of corn in 2015 as demand outstrips local supply and the country enters a “new era” of buying from overseas, the U.S. Grains Council said, citing …

Chinese scientists are cultivating human cells in a laboratory in a bid to produce artificial cornea, bringing hope to over five million people suffering from corneal blindness in the country. …. Read more

A nation state is expected to deliver governance within its territory and tackle its own problems. Some problems, however, may transcend national boundaries and, therefore, have to be tackled at the regional level. Regional organizations …

Australia’s ageing population may be forced to rely on science fiction solutions ranging from artificial molecular muscles to sensors that detect the composition of food and drugs, if they want to live independent lives at …

China’s direct investment in Brazil has soared this year to a projected $US12 billion ($13.46 billion), catapulting it to the top of the South American giant’s foreign investment heap, Globo news reported. …. Read more

According to a recent survey by Microsoft, 75 percent of U.S. recruiters and human-resource professionals report that their companies require them to do online research about candidates, and many use a range of sites when …

India has come up with a 35-dollar touch-screen “laptop” — a computing prototype that it aims to make available to students from elementary schools to universities. …. Read more

US scientists have introduced a concept design of the “Cornucopia” or Digital Fabricator, a “personal food factory” able to print food from specified ingredients, with no waste at the point of cooking. …. Read more

The UK-built Zephyr unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has confirmed its place in aviation history as the first “eternal plane.” The solar-powered craft completed two weeks of non-stop flight above a US Army range in Arizona …

Despite its rise, China has lopsided financial interdependence with the US. …. Read more

For those who missed supersonic air travel during the time of Concorde can take heart. New jets that promise to take you on a flight beating the speed of sound are on their way. …

Both farm productivity and competition have surged in the past two decades, while the wholesaling and food-processing businesses in European agriculture have undergone significant consolidation. Globalization means that food companies can shop around, so fewer …

Wave and tidal energy could provide 15% of Europe’s energy needs by 2050, the industry estimates, calling for support measures to realise its potential. …. Read more

In the latest version of our HuffPost Innovators Series, we’ve compiled some of the most interesting and promising startups from the HuffPost community. These firms, all of which were submitted by HuffPost readers, are doing …

Six months since it launched, the world’s first factory for making professional-quality biological DNA ‘parts’ is beginning to stock its shelves. …. Read more

The world economy is entering a new phase after the failure of fiscal stimulus to create a sustained recovery in either the US or Europe. In the US, consumers have retrenched, housing starts have crashed …

Brain scans may be able to help people choose their careers, scientists claim. Researchers used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner to study the brains of 40 volunteers seeking career guidance. They then compared the …

Wave and tidal energy could provide 15% of Europe’s energy needs by 2050, the industry estimates, calling for support measures to realise its potential. …. Read more

Facebook announced a remarkable milestone: 500 million active monthly users. And the velocity of its growth raises a mind-boggling possibility: Could Facebook reach 1 billion “friends” next year? That would be roughly 1 out of …

It sounds like a far-fetched invention from science-fiction or fairytales. But US scientists have developed a working invisibility cloak made from small particles of glass. …. Read more

A physician-guided robot carrying out surgeries on patients is not new, but scientists have developed a next generation robot that could eliminate a surprising element from that scenario — the doctor. …. Read more

It’s no secret that the trend of organisations moving key business processes offshore is set to continue, with over a third of CEOs in a recent PwC survey planning to outsource part of their business …