Red meat climate tax proposed by Danish Council on Ethics
The Danish Council on Ethics wants its Government to do a Robin Hood – but instead of robbing the rich, it would be red...
Claude Shannon father of information theory 100 years old today
Claude Shannon, born on 30th April 1916, an American mathematician,, electrical engineer and cryptographer, remembered as the ‘father of information theory’, was born exactly...
S&P expects Britain to vote to remain in the EU by a small majority
Standard & Poor's said on Friday that it expects the UK to vote to stay in the European Union by a small majority in...
RBS reports loss of £968 million in the first quarter of 2016
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) reported a loss of £968 million in the first quarter of 2016 – more than double the loss it...
US oil and gas rig count dropped by 11 to lowest level since 2009
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and gas in the US dropped by 11 this week to the lowest level since November...
Exxon and Chevron both report a huge dip in first quarter profits
The global slump in oil prices has had a significant financial impact on companies that find and produce crude, with Exxon and Chevron both...
Large Hadron Collider out of action after tiny weasel bit into cable
A tiny weasel got into the circuitry of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland, causing a short circuit and putting the world’s largest...
OpenAI a new artificial intelligence training gym launched by Elon Musk
OpenAI, a new artificial intelligence (AI) training gym backed by SpaceX and Tesla boss Elon Musk and other hi-tech magnates, aims to help people...
Tiger poaching in India out of control more killed in 4 months than all...
Tiger poaching in India is totally out of control, with more animals killed by poachers during the first four months of this year than...
Tim Peake to control Bridget Rover from orbit part of ESA METERON project
British astronaut Tim Peake is to control a rover called Bridget in the UK from orbit aboard the International Space Station (ISS), as part...