Global carbon emissions lower this year while global GDP grew
Global carbon emissions are forecast to be lower in 2015, the first time this has happened during a period of global GDP growth, after...
Beijing issues first ever red smog alert as masked citizens gasp for air
Beijing has issued its first ever red smog alert, the most serious warning on a four-level warning system, as masked citizens who have to...
Stonehenge bluestones came from Wales and transported long distances
The Stonehenge bluestones came from two quarries in Wales, where they were mined and then transported 140 miles (225 km) to where the prehistoric monument...
Japan to resume whaling while Australia considers court action again
Japan is to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean this summer, a move that may make Australia consider court action again at the International...
McLaren unveils futuristic MP4-X concept car
McLaren unveiled a concept car called the MP4-X which is its “conceptual vision for the future of motorsport technology.”
The MP4-X could be what future...
Google patents mechanism for drawing blood without use of a needle
Google filed a patent for a mechanism in which wearables could draw blood without the use of a needle and provide users with information about...
Orangutan populations plummeting as their habitats burn to the ground
Orangutan populations in Indonesia have been plummeting alarmingly as their habitats literally burn to the ground, says International Animal Rescue, a charity that saves...
David Cameron pressured to approve a new Heathrow runway
UK Primer Minister David Cameron could be forced by the country’s biggest trade unions to announce a new runway at Heathrow Airport.
The expansion at...
Tighter monetary policy crucial, says BIS, despite uneasy calm in financial markets
BIS (Bank for International Settlements) is arguing for tighter monetary policy, despite the current ‘uneasy calm’ in financial markets. It has long believed that the...
Chimpanzee video conferencing equipment supplied globally in experiment
If you gave lots of chimpanzees across the world video conferencing equipment, would it encourage them to communicate with one another internationally? And if...