Moon has water that came from asteroids during early evolution
There is water inside the Moon, and most of it came from asteroids (not comets) during its early evolution, between about 4.5 billion and...
Milky Way weighs 700 billion Suns new study estimates
The Milky Way – our galaxy – weighs the equivalent of the mass of 700 billion Suns, says Gwendolyn Eadie, a PhD candidate in...
Facebook is beefing up encryption of its Messenger app, report claims
Facebook is reportedly set on improving the privacy of its Messenger app by beefing up encryption at the expense of some of the app’s...
Muller closing dairy plants in Aberdeen and East Kilbride, affecting 225 jobs
Muller Milk & Ingredients has decided to close its small dairies in Aberdeen and East Kilbride, affecting a total of 225 jobs in Scotland.
Muller...
Austin Reed closing 120 stores by end of June, 1,000 jobs at cost
Austin Reed will be closing 120 stores by the end of June at the cost of approximately 1,000 jobs.
The 116-year-old retailer, which manufactured Winston...
Average-speed camera coverage in the UK has doubled over past 3 years
The number of road miles in the UK covered by permanent average-speed cameras has more than doubled over the past three years, according to...
Bumblebees know flowers are near because their hairs vibrate
Bumblebees know flowers are near because they have tiny hairs that vibrate, responding to electric signals from the flowers. This biological ability to perceive...
Asus unveils its talking household assistant robot ‘Zenbo’
Asus has just unveiled its new talking household assistant robot called Zenbo.
The family friendly robot, priced at $599 (around £410), can move freely...
EasyJet to reject passengers who arrive at security less than half-an-hour before departure
EasyJet is going to start rejecting passengers who arrive at airport security less than half-an-hour before departure, cracking down on those who make a...
Global air passenger demand rose 4.6% in April, slowest growth since last January
Global air passenger demand rose 4.6 percent in April, the slowest rate of growth since January 2015, according to the International Air Transport Association...