Foreign investors push up UK house prices
One of the causes of high UK house prices is foreign investors, says a researcher at King's College London's King's Business School. House prices...
Floods from extratropical cyclones in N America and Europe may triple
There could be a threefold increase in extratropical cyclones, which bring flooding to North America and Europe, due to climate change. Powerful storms that...
Prepare kids financially by giving them hands-on experience with money
If parents want to prepare their kids financially, they should give them practice with money, say researchers. Children's best sources for learning about finances...
Deep-sea microbes consume greenhouse gasses and maybe also oil spills
Scientists have discovered new types of deep-sea microbes which gobble up greenhouse gases as energy sources. These nearly two dozen types of microbes might...
Giant financial meltdown expected in about a decade
A team of Polish researchers warns that a giant financial meltdown will probably occur in about a decade. Their multifractal analyses of the main...
Checklist helps determine whether employee training is effective
A new checklist can help trainers and managers determine whether employee training has been effective. Businesses and other organizations spend billions of dollars annually...
Over one-third of people in EU can’t face unexpected financial expenses
Thirty-nine percent of all the people in the European Union could not face unexpected financial expenses in 2017. Latvia, at 59.9%, had the highest...
Truffle industry will vanish because of climate change – prediction
The European truffle industry will probably disappear by the end of this century thanks to climate change, two researchers predict. A drier and warmer...
Robots will have sense of touch thanks to electronic glove
A new electronic glove with sensors may one day give robots the sense of touch. It is thanks to our sense of touch that...
See-through film blocks 70% of solar heat that comes in through windows
A see-through film that blocks seventy percent of incoming solar heat could save on air-conditioning costs, say researchers. By coating windows with the see-through...