Young stars found where only older ones were thought to exist in Milky Way
Scientists have discovered a group of young stars in a neighborhood of the Milky Way they thought was exclusively occupied by older stars. Experts had...
US third quarter economic growth slowed to 1.5%
US economic growth slowed down in the third quarter.
GDP expanded at an annualized pace of 1.5% between July and September, down from 3.9% in...
Oxygen in comet’s atmosphere surprises scientists
Scientists were surprised to find a high proportion of oxygen molecules in the atmosphere of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, after carrying out a chemical analysis. Such...
UK population to grow by 9.7m over next 25 years
The UK population is forecast to grow by 9.7 million over the next 25 years from approximately 64.6 million in the middle of last...
The puffin, turtle dove, grebe and pochard facing global extinction, RSPB informs
Four of Britain’s bird species – the puffin, turtle dove, grebe, and pochard – have been added to the rapidly growing list of birds...
Baxter International appoints José Almeida as next CEO
The Illinois-based health care company Baxter International announced that José Almeida will succeed Robert Parkinson as CEO effective Jan. 1.
Almeida, former head of Covidien,...
PayPal posts third quarter revenue of $2.26 billion, hit by strong USD
PayPal Holdings Inc. reported third quarter revenue of $2.26 billion, up 14 percent, but just shy of Wall Street expectations.
According to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S,...
Bombardier receiving significant investment from Quebec government
Shares in the Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier surged more than 11% on Wednesday after reports said the company will receive significant investment from the Quebec...
Walgreens posts Q4 results in line with Wall Street expectations
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. reported fourth quarter earnings of 88 cents per share, beating expectations of 81 cents a share.
Revenue in the period rose...
Russian monkeys being trained for Mars trip
Russian monkeys (rhesus macaques) are being trained in preparation for the Mars spaceflight, which if all goes according to plan, will occur by the...