NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft about to crash into Mercury at 8750 mph
NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, which left Earth in 2004 to study Mercury, will crash into the planet’s surface as soon as it runs out of propellant,...
T-Rex cousin Chilesaurus, a vegetarian, has scientists baffled
A seven-year old boy Diego Suárez discovered the bones of a turkey-sized cousin of T-Rex - Chilesaurus diegosuarezi - that was vegetarian and lived at the...
The financial consequences of the UK leaving the EU
What are the financial consequences of the UK leaving the European Union?
According to a report by German thinktank Bertelsmann Stiftung, a British exit from the...
The Universe may be a hologram
Describing the Universe may not require as many dimensions as people think. According to new calculations, this may be a fundamental feature of space...
Apple increased shareholder capital return program to $200 billion
Apple announced that it will increase its shareholder capital return program to $200 billion.
The company raised its dividend by 11 percent to $0.52 per share...
Best Buy will accept Apple Pay mobile payments
Later this year big-box retailer Best Buy will accept Apple Pay mobile payments. In addition, people will be able to use Apple Pay to...
75% of very hot days due to man-made global warming, study claims
Man-made global warming is currrently responsible for 75% of extremely hot days across the world, say two Swiss scientists, who added that we are...
Facebook Messenger now features video chat
Facebook is entering the mobile video calling market in a big way. The company announced that Facebook Messenger will feature video chat, allowing users...
4,000 year-old Ashbrittle Yew, UK’s oldest tree, may be dying, says churchwarden
Britain’s oldest tree, a 4,000 year-old Ashbrittle Yew, which is also the oldest living organism in the country, could be dying, churchwarden of the...
Google opening experimental marketplace to buy patents
Google announced that it is opening an experimental marketplace called the Patent Purchase Promotion.
The marketplace will allow patent owners to sell their patents directly...