Ninth planet discovered in outer solar system by Caltech astronomers
A ninth planet, which has been discovered in the outer solar system with a mass ten times that of Earth and about four times...
UK car manufacturing reached a 10-year high in 2015
UK car manufacturing soared to a 10-year high in 2015, with more cars exported than ever before, according to a report by the Society...
Virtual reality tour of Buckingham Palace launched
The general public can now go on an online virtual reality tour of the UK’s iconic Buckingham Palace.
The immersive experience, which allows visitors to explore...
Google Chrome receiving significant speed boost thanks to new compression algorithm
Google Chrome is receiving a significant speed boost thanks to a new compression algorithm called Brotli which the tech giant says is up to...
95% of diesel cars in the UK break emissions limits, study finds
A recent study revealed that the majority of diesel cars in the UK emit levels of nitrogen oxide pollution which exceed legal limits.
The...
2015 hottest year ever globally by far says NASA and NOAA
2015 was the hottest year ever globally over land and ocean surfaces while December broke the record too, says a new report issued by...
UK FTSE 100 plunges into a bear market for first time since 2009
The UK FTSE 100 index plunged 3.5 percent on Wednesday closing at 5,673.58 points, after briefly touching a three-year low of 5,639.88.
The blue-chip equity...
Largest prime number ever with over 20 million digits discovered
The largest prime number ever, with 22,338,618 digits, has been discovered by a computer at the University of Central Missouri in the United States,...
Unemployment hits ten year low and employment higher than ever
Britain’s unemployment rate has hit a ten-year low, falling to 5.1% compared to 5.8% one year ago. The employment rate, at 74%, is the...
Fairy tales predate Bible and Roman and Greek mythology study shows
The fairy tales we tell our kids today predate the Bible, Roman and Greek mythology, as well as all modern European languages, say researchers from...