Mexican Patricia Espinosa new head of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Patricia Espinosa, the current Mexican Ambassador to Germany, has been nominated by Ban Ki-moon, UN General-Secretary, to be the new head of the U.N....
Climate refugee numbers from North Africa and Middle East will explode say scientists
Climate refugee numbers from the Middle East and North Africa are set to explode, says an international team of scientists, as temperatures become unbearably...
HSBC first quarter pre-tax profits dropped 14% to £4.2 billion
HSBC reported pre-tax profits of $6.1 billion (£4.2 billion) in the first quarter of 2016, down 14% on tough market conditions at the beginning...
Smallest machine ever the ANT few billionth of a metre in size
The smallest machine ever, just a few billionths of a metre in size, called ANT (actuating nano-transducer), has been created by a team of...
Liberty House submitting formal bid for Tata Steel’s UK assets
Liberty House, headed by Sanjeev Gupta, confirmed that it will submit a formal bid to acquire Tata Steel's UK assets on Tuesday.
A spokesperson...
Argos is recalling five Mamas & Papas car seat models for children over safety...
Argos is recalling five Mamas & Papas car seat models for children over safety fears.
The retailer has told parents to stop putting their children...
SoundCloud launches music-streaming subscription service in the UK and Ireland
SoundCloud has expanded its new listener subscription service to the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of an effort to compete with other music...
Three planets in habitable zone near tiny dwarf star discovered
Three Earth-sized planets have been discovered orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star in the habitable zone, also called the Goldilocks zone, by a team of...
Oxygen levels falling in many parts of our oceans due to climate change
Oxygen levels in our oceans have been falling in many regions of our oceans due to climate change – this drop in the amount...
Alien civilisations more likely to have existed out there than not
Alien civilisations, including advanced ones, are significantly more likely to have existed out there in the Universe than not, that is, if you make...