UK consumer confidence remained unchanged in April
Consumer confidence in the UK remained unchanged in April, according to market researchers GfK.
The UK Gfk Consumer confidence stood at a seasonally adjusted score...
MESSENGER spacecraft will crash into Mercury at 8750 mph today
According to NASA, its MESSENGER spacecraft runs out of propellant today, 30 April, and crashes into Mercury at 8,750 miles per hour or 3.91...
Loggerhead sea turtle survival threatened by goannas in Australia
Loggerhead sea turtles nests are being destroyed by goannas that are eating thousands of eggs and hatchlings at Wreck Rock Beach, between Bundaberg and...
Practical quantum computer a step closer, say IBM scientists
IBM is a step closer towards creating a practical quantum computer, company scientists announced on Wednesday. A quantum computer computes using superpositions of quantum...
MasterCard Inc. reports 17 percent increase in first quarter profit
MasterCard Inc. posted a better than expected 17% increase in first quarter profit, driven by lower operating expenses and higher purchase volumes.
The company's first...
Barclays set aside extra £800 million to cover potential settlements
Barclays set aside another £800 million to cover potential settlements for its alleged involvement in foreign exchange manipulation after posting a 9% increase in...
Whitening Arctic may halt sea ice melt, but not climate change
Artificially whitening the surface of the Arctic Ocean will reflect more of the Sun’s energy back into space and restore much of the sea...
Lakes under Antarctica desert may support life, so maybe life on Mars
Under the dry valleys in Antarctica there are several interconnected lakes and brine-saturated sediments that could sustain life, and if so, dramatically increase the...
Meteorite hunt underway from giant fireball, could be worth a lot of money
A giant fireball was seen flying over Britain and Ireland on Sunday evening. The meteor is believed to have crashed somewhere in Ireland or...
Saturn moon Hyperion looks like a porous sea sponge in stunning image
When unmanned spacecraft Cassini flew by Hyperion, one of Saturn’s outer moons, it took this stunning image of the potato-shaped celestial body that looks like a...