Warm ‘blob’ in Pacific Ocean causing crazy weather in US, says climate scientist
Why has the US West Coast been unusually warm and dry, while the East Coast has experienced abnormally cold and snowy conditions? It’s partly down to...
Prehistoric terror bird had very deep voice and low-frequency hearing, fossil skeleton reveals
The 90% complete fossilized skeleton of a ‘terror bird’, a prehistoric, carnivorous, flightless, fearsome creature, suggests it had a very deep voice and low-frequency...
Average UK household owns 7.4 internet devices
British families have a lot of gadgets. In fact, the average UK household owns 7.4 internet devices and 40% have purchased a tablet in...
Mountain gorillas inbreeding helping species survive, study shows
The number of mountain gorillas in the wild has increased from just 253 in 1981 to about 480 in the Virunga volcanic mountain range...
Ocean acidification caused mass extinction of life 252 million years ago, study finds
Ocean acidification wiped out over 90% of marine life 252 million years ago. The volcanic activity at the time also destroyed more than two-thirds...
Chinese inflation remained flat in March at 1.4 percent
Chinese consumer inflation remained flat March, while wholesale prices remained in deflation territory, according to official data released on Friday.
China's annual consumer inflation rate (CPI) rose...
UK has ‘significant’ oil reserves near Gatwick airport
The UK could see a significant boost in oil production after geologists discovered reservers near Gatwick Airport that could be as much as 100 billion...
Bank of England holds rate at 0.5 per cent in last meeting before UK...
The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold at 0.5 per cent on Thursday in its last Monetary Policy Committee meeting before the...
Northern Europeans initially rejected farming during the New Stone Age
Northern Europeans initially rejected the practice of farming while the rest of the continent was embracing the transition from foraging during the Neolithic period (New...
Mars has giant frozen water glaciers under its surface of dust
Below the thick layer of dust on Mars there are glaciers of frozen water, enough to cover the whole planet in over one meter...