Amazon rainforest destruction making climate change problem worse
Since the 1960s, we have destroyed more than 10% of the Amazon rainforest, say University of Edinburgh scientists, who add that this deforestation has...
Exploding stars help us understand Earth’s lighting and thunderclouds
Scientists say that by studying exploding stars we can better understand lightning and thunderclouds on Earth. The cosmic rays from the distant universe allow...
Hubble Space Telescope 25th birthday celebration with nature’s own fireworks
The Hubble Space Telescope is 25 years old today. On 24th April, 1990, it was launched into low Earth orbit on Space Shuttle Discovery....
Amazon Web Services posts revenue of $1.566 billion in Q1 2015
Amazon released information about the performance of its cloud business and the numbers indicate that the business is thriving.
In the first quarter of 2015...
Google first quarter revenue rose by 12% to $17.3 billion
Google Inc posted first quarter revenue of $17.3 billion on Thursday, a 12 percent year on year increase.
The tech giant said that there was...
Our oceans are worth $24 trillion, but we are neglecting them, says WWF
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says the world’s oceans are worth at least $24 trillion, but their resources are rapidly eroding. In a new...
Stegosaurus sex difference is all in the bony plates along their backs
You can tell a male Stegosaurus from a female by the two staggered rows of bony plates along their backs – they are different,...
Chemical weapons in warfare marks 100th anniversary
Large scale use of chemical weapons in warfare has been occurring for exactly 100 years, as of yesterday 22nd April. One hundred years ago,...
Calbuco volcano in Chile erupts twice, prompting evacuation of 4,000 people
The Calbuco volcano, located in the Los Lagos Region of southern Chile, has erupted for the first time since 1972. The stratovolcano has erupted...
Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight, say British astronomers
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight, say British astronomers. With clear skies forecast for most of the UK this evening, get up from your...