2015 hottest year on record due to El Niño and human-induced global warming
This year - 2015 - is likely to be the hottest year on record, due to a combination of human-induced global warming and a...
Butterfly population declining due to neonicotinoid pesticide usage, UK study
The butterfly population has declined alarmingly, partly because of neonicotinoid pesticide usage, a UK study has found. Neonicotinoid pesticides are a class of neuro-active...
Little Al the Allosaurus skeleton may fetch £500,000 at auction
The skeleton of a juvenile Allosaurus, known as Little Al, is expected to fetch up to £500,000 (€707,000, $754,000) when it is auctioned later...
US delays rules requiring electric vehicles to have audio alerts
Regulators in the US have delayed rules for electric vehicles considered "too quiet". The rules would require electric and hybrid vehicles to alert cyclists and sight-impaired...
MasterCard customers using Apple Pay offered free London travel services
MasterCard customers using Apple Pay are being offered free travel on London's transport services.
Londoners who own an Apple Watch, iPhone 6/6S or iPhone 6/6S...
Dell posts instructions on how to remove security vulnerability
Dell posted instructions on how customers can remove a security vulnerability on some laptops that it recently shipped.
Dell confirmed on Monday that certain laptops it...
Google and Apple can remotely unlock devices if necessary
Google and Apple can remotely unlock older versions of iOS and Android if a court order demands it, according to a recent report examining...
Over half primate species threatened with extinction
Over half of all primate species are today classified as threatened with extinction, due mainly to habitat loss, particularly from the clearing and burning...
Tech giants divided on the personalities of digital assistants
Technology companies are divided on the personalities that digital assistants should have. Should they be sassy? Or should they be as direct and straight...
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin successfully landed re-usable spaceship
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin successfully landed its re-usable New Shepard spaceship from west Texas on Monday.
The rocket ship took off...