Red colour on birds means they are healthy and good at detox
The red colour on birds is probably also a signal that they are healthy and good at detox – getting rid of toxins (poisons)...
London Taxi Company raises £273.8m to fund next generation battery-powered black cab
The Chinese parent company of the London Taxi Company (LTC), makers of the UK capital’s iconic black cabs, announced that it has raised $400m...
Co-operative Group bringing back its blue “cloverleaf” design logo
The Co-operative Group is carrying out a major revamp of its branding structure in the UK as part of an effort to recover its...
Zero-fuel plane ‘Solar Impulse’ heads for Dayton, Ohio
The zero-fuel ‘Solar Impulse’ plane departed Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 04:22 local time (09:22 GMT) and is currently on its way to Dayton, Ohio –...
RoboBees tiny robots fly and use static electricity stick to surfaces
Tiny little robots called RoboBees can fly, land and stick to surfaces by using static electricity – by being able to perch they can...
UFO with green lights flies over airliner Turkish pilots report
What looked like a UFO with a row of green lights flew over an airliner near Istanbul, a crew of Turkish pilots reported. According...
Eurostar slump as terrorist attack jitters keep travellers away
Eurostar says there has been a slump in passenger numbers using its high-speed train service, because terrorist attack jitters are keeping passengers away, in...
Sydney to London hypersonic flight of 2 hours one step closer
Hypersonic flight that would cut a Sydney to London or London to New York trip to 2 hours and 35 minutes respectively is one...
Graphene added to thin rubber makes it stronger and more rubbery
If you add graphene to thin rubber films they become more rubbery, stretchier and stronger, say scientists from the University of Manchester. Graphene -...
The redder the zebra finch the healthier it is so the female thinks
The redder the beak of a zebra finch the healthier it is, so the female bird thinks when she is selecting a mate, says...