UK consumer confidence slides in May, in all five measures
UK consumer confidence slid in May, a total of three points to 1, according to GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index. All five measures used...
Google opening experimental marketplace to buy patents
Google announced that it is opening an experimental marketplace called the Patent Purchase Promotion.
The marketplace will allow patent owners to sell their patents directly...
Global warming 2°C target won’t stop climate change’s worst impacts
The current international target to limit global warming to 2°C will not be enough to stop the worst impacts of climate change, say three...
Super strong mini robots climb walls carrying things 100 times their weight
A series of super strong mini robots has been created by Stanford University engineers that climb walls gecko-style carrying and pulling things 100 times...
Mini robots climb walls like geckos and carry things 100 times their own weight
Stanford University scientists have created mini robots that can climb walls like a gecko and carry cargos more than 100 times their own weight. The...
Dolphin sightings off the Hebrides more than doubled in twelve years
The number of common dolphin sightings off the Hebrides has more than doubled over the last twelve years, says the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin...
Beautiful wild lynx closer to returning to the UK
The beautiful Eurasian wild lynx, which has been extinct in the UK for over 1,300 years, is now closer to making a comeback. Lynx...
SpaceX launches two all-electric satellites on Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX launched two all-electric satellites on its Falcon 9 rocket, which launched successfully on Saturday. The huge booster lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air...
No rate rise before 2016, and inflation below 1% for most of 2015, says...
The UK-based economic forecasting group, the EY ITEM Club, predicts that inflation will remain below 1% for most of 2015 and interest rates will...
Alcoholic Russian bears to be moved to Romanian sanctuary by charity
In the Black Sea city of Sochi in Russia, two bears were kept in shocking conditions for over 20 years. They are both alcoholic...