Giant Totten Glacier could melt leading to several metres rise in sea level
The giant Totten Glacier in East Antarctica could melt and lead to a rise in sea level of several metres over the coming centuries...
US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates next month
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes suggest that the US central bank could raise interest rates next month if economic data points to...
American Eagle Outfitters reports surge in quarterly earnings
American Eagle Outfitters Inc reported a jump in quarterly earnings on Wednesday, posting earnings per share (EPS) of $0.22 for the first quarter ended...
Lowe’s reports better-than-expected quarterly sales, beating analysts’ projections
Lowe's Companies, Inc posted better-than-expected first-quarter sales, beating analysts' projections, thanks to favorable weather conditions and strong demand for home renovation and building products....
Mount Everest not as high as Chimborazo in Ecuador
Is all this recent talk about Mount Everest not being the highest mountain in the world - with Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador taking the...
Charter completes $71 billion mega acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House
Charter Communications announced that it has finally completed its acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.
Charter paid around $60 billion for Time...
Giraffe has long neck thanks to a set of genes that helped it adapt
Why does the giraffe have such a long neck while its cousin, the okapi, does not? Scientists who sequenced the genomes of the two...
Complex life started 1 billion years earlier on Earth than thought say scientists
Complex life on Earth started one billion years earlier than previously thought, says a group of Chinese and American scientists. According to newly-uncovered fossil...
Liquid wire stretches and contracts like silk in the web of a spider
The sticky coating that exists in a spider’s web has amazing properties capable of creating a liquid wire that can be stretched several times...
UK Treasury receives dividend payment of £130 million from Lloyds
The UK Treasury has received a dividend payment from Lloyds Banking Group of £130 million, bringing the total amount received from dividends to £318...