UFO panic as giant halo appeared around the Sun above Mexico City
A giant halo appeared around the Sun above Mexico City on Thursday, bringing tens of thousands of people out in the streets and sparking...
Sudden ice loss in stable region of Antarctica observed by European scientists
There has been a sudden increase in a previously stable part of Antarctica - the Southern Antarctic Peninsula - say scientists from the UK,...
Invasive Harlequin ladybird eating up Britain’s domestic ladybird population
The Harlequin ladybird, which originates from Asia, has been eating up Britain’s native ladybird population and gobbling up its food since 2004, when it...
London’s spectacular Russian Space Age exhibition announced by first space walker, Alexei Leonov
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space fifty years ago, announced the launch of an exhibition at London’s Science Museum of...
Tongue worm, a 425m year old parasite, found intact with host in England
A new species of fossil has been discovered in England – a 425-million-year old tongue worm - a prehistoric parasitic intruder that was found...
Electronic payments more popular than using cash in the UK
For the first time the number of cashless payments has overtaken the use of notes and coins in the UK.
According to the UK Payments...
HP announced disappointing Q2 results, revenue and earnings down
Hewlett-Packard Co. second quarter profit dropped 21 percent year-over-year to $1.01 billion, while overall revenue dropped 7 percent, or 2 percent on a constant...
Huge Antarctic ice shelf Larsen B gone by 2020, says NASA
Larsen B, a huge Antarctic ice shelf, is weakening super-fast and will likely collapse completely and disappear by 2020, say researchers from NASA’s Jet...
Making large-scale graphene possible for the first time
Scientists have demonstrated how it is possible to make large-scale graphene. One of the biggest problems with graphene, the world’s strongest, lightest and thinnest...
Earth can absorb more CO2 in parallel with rising emissions, new study shows
A new study confirms that planet Earth is able to absorb more CO2 in parallel with the rising emissions. Approximately half of all the CO2...