Super ancient brain fossil discovery helps determine how heads first evolved
A 500 million-year-old fossilised brain, discovered at Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies, is helping scientists determine how the heads of early animals first...
Michael Gove appointed as Justice Secretary
Michael Gove, MP for Surrey Heath and former Chief Whip, has been appointed as Justice Secretary, replacing Chris Grayling.
Chris Grayling will have a new...
Shaking hands can clinch that deal, even with a robot
Shaking hands is a vital component for successful business negotiations, even if the handshake is done through a humanoid robot avatar called NAO, researchers from...
Eurozone ministers meeting to discuss Greek debt
Eurozone finance ministers will meet in Brussels on Monday.
Greek politicians hope that EU ministers will recognize the progress that the country has made.
Greece is...
AOL shares surge after posting exceptional growth in ad revenue
AOL Inc. shares soared 10.2 percent Friday after the tech giant reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue, driven by exceptional growth in ad and search...
China cuts interest rates for third time in six months
The central bank of China cut interest rates for the third time in six months, in response to weaker than expected economic activity data.
The rate...
Spectacular Martian sunset in a blue-tinged sky recorded by Curiosity’s Mast Camera
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mascam (Mast Camera) to record the sun dipping to the horizon in a blue-tinged sky. The spectacular images,...
Colossal gas halo surrounding Andromeda galaxy discovered
A massive halo of gas has been found surrounding the Andromeda Galaxy, which is next door to our Milky Way, scientists from the Universities...
Homophobia in UK sport rife, new study finds
There is widespread homophobia in UK sport, says a new study ‘Out on the Fields’, the world’s first international study on homophobia in sport....
Election result will fuel UK property market, say estate agents
Estate agents across the UK predict a boost in the country’s property market after the Conservatives won the elections with a majority, albeit it...