Bees get addicted to neonicotinoid pesticides like humans to nicotine
Bees prefer nectar containing neonicotinoid pesticides rather than neonicotinoid-free nectar, researchers found. In fact, they believe bees have become addicted to neonicotinoid pesticides in...
Graphene can store more energy, say researchers
A method to increase how much electric charge graphene can store has been discovered by a team of engineers at the University of California,...
Large Hadron Collider comes to Aberdeen Science Centre
The world’s largest science experiment, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), is to come to the Aberdeen Science Centre in Scotland. The LHC exhibition will...
Amazon deforestation exacerbating climate change problem
More than 10% of all trees in the Amazon rainforest have been removed since the 1960s, scientists from the University of Edinburgh say. This...
Asian hornets could come to UK – France reports six human deaths so far
British experts are concerned that killer Asian hornets, which have so far killed six humans in France, could be blown over the channel by...
6C rise in Earth’s temperature by 2100, warns scientific group
Unless bold action is taken now, there is a 10% risk that the Earth's temperature will rise by 6°C by the year 2100, a...
Tesco posts record yearly loss of £6.4 billion
Tesco posted a yearly loss of nearly £6.4 billion for 2014, one of the biggest losses ever reported by a British company and far worse than...
Philips launching affordable $5 LED bulb
Philips is about to launch the most affordable 60-watt equivalent LED bulb, set to only cost $4.97. Philips partnered with The Home Depot for the...
Chipotle Q1 profit up, sales disappoint
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc’s first quarter results were mixed. The chain posted an increase in profit for its first quarter, higher than expectations, while...
Magnificent sperm whale and humans meet 600 metres beneath Gulf of Mexico
A team of ocean scientists had the experience of a lifetime when a magnificent 11-metre-long sperm whale came up close while they were working...