Canada trade deficit narrows surplus with USA at 3-year record
Canada's trade deficit narrowed to $370 million in April 2017, from a revised $936 million deficit in March, but its surplus with the USA...
Methane blowouts formed huge craters on Arctic seafloor
Methane blowouts - trapped methane gas that breaks through the seafloor - were so powerful about 12,000 years ago that they formed huge craters...
Gravitational waves detected for third time by LIGO scientists
Gravitational waves have been detected in space for the third time, say scientists from the LIGO Scientific and Virgo Collaboration. Gravitational waves are ripples...
Stratolaunch unveils enormous aircraft for routine access to low Earth orbit
Stratolaunch Systems has unveiled the largest airliner ever built, the Stratolaunch, created for routine access to low Earth orbit.
The aircraft is designed to have a range...
Boeing spat with Canadian defence minister hurts fighter jet deal
A Boeing spat with Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan led to the American airplane maker abandoning an announcement about fighter jets it was hoping to...
Solar probe will fly through Sun’s atmosphere
The Parker Solar Probe will travel through the sun's incredibly hot atmosphere, says NASA, closer to our star's surface than any spacecraft before it....
House prices fell for third consecutive month UK
House prices fell in May for the third consecutive month, according to the Nationwide House Price Index - this is the first time house...
UK insurance premiums set to rise again after latest tax hike
After the government's latest tax hike insurers have warned that premiums will rise again.
According to the Association of British Insurers, the average household's annual general...
Full mobile coverage planned for London Underground
Transport for London is in talks with communication groups to offer full mobile coverage in underground tunnels for London Tube passengers.
The elimination of “not...
Many teens have poor basic financial skills, OECD report
A survey of 15-year-olds in 15 countries reveals that many have poor basic financial skills. It finds, for example, that while more than half...