700 million people produce 50% of carbon emissions, 3.5 billion emit just 10%
The world’s richest 10% - 700 million people – produce 50% of all carbon emissions, compared to the poorest 3.5 billion who produce just...
Migratory birds at serious risk of extinction due to habitat loss along flight paths
Migratory birds are at serious risk of extinction due to the loss of **habitat and lack of protection along their flight paths, a team...
Superflare could knock out electricity supplies sending us back to pre-industrial era
A solar superflare could knock out our global electricity supply and send us back to pre-industrial times, with households using candles for lighting and...
Smartphones not as good as old mobiles at making calls
According to new research, smartphones are not as good at making calls as basic mobile phones from a decade ago.
Mobile phones have evolved significantly...
Tata Steel confirms 720 job cuts in the UK
Tate Steel confirmed that it will cut hundreds of jobs at its South Yorkshire operation after rejecting alternative plans which would have prevented the...
EU regulators reject UK’s request to examine O2 and Three merger
The European Commission rejected the UK competition authority's request to examine the planned acquisition of Telefonica UK (O2) by Hutchison, a deal which would...
Artificial intelligence centre launched by the University of Cambridge
An artificial intelligence centre is being launched by the University of Cambridge to explore the challenges and opportunities to humanity, thanks to a generous...
Samsung to pay Apple $548 million in long-running patent dispute
Samsung will pay Apple Inc. $548 million for damages in a long-running patent dispute between the two tech firms.
Apple and Samsung filed a joint...
Vikings not driven to colonize Greenland because of warmer weather, study suggests
The belief that 10th-century Vikings were driven or encouraged to colonize Greenland because of unusually warmer weather is probably wrong – the climate was...
Moon and Jupiter seen very close in night sky
If you got up super early on Friday morning you would have seen the Moon and Jupiter providing the night sky with a stunning...