Most British landmarks switching off lights during Earth Hour
Earth Hour will be celebrated in a big way in the United Kingdom, with several well-known landmarks dimming their lights from 8.30 to 9.30...
BoE’s next move is to increase rates, not cut them, says Mark Carney
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Friday that the UK central bank’s next move is going to be an increase in rates,...
BlackBerry posted impressive quarterly profit but lackluster revenue
BlackBerry Ltd posted mixed quarterly results on Friday.
The company posted revenue on Friday of $660 million - an eight year low. Wall Street analysts...
Madison Square Garden to spin off live sports and entertainment business
Madison Square Garden Co is spinning off its live sports and entertainment businesses from its media business to create two publicly traded companies. The...
Dow-Chemical selling chunk of chlorine business to Olin Corp in a $5 billion deal
Dow-Chemical Co announced that it is going to spin off a portion of its chlorine business to Olin Corp, in a cash and stock...
Fossil of lobster-like predator that existed 508 million years ago discovered in Canada
A weird lobster-like predator with two pairs of eyes that existed 508 million years ago was an ancient ancestor of modern lobsters, spiders and...
Kirobo the astronaut robot wins two Guinness World Record titles
Kirobo, a Japanese-speaking robot that keeps astronauts from feeling lonely, has won two Guinness World Record titles. It is the first ever companion robot...
Ili Pika, a ‘magic bunny’ cuddly teddy-like creature, is critically endangered
The Ili Pika looks like a cross between a a cute 'magic bunny' and a cuddly toy teddy. It lives from 2,800 to 4,100...
Earth hour, when the world switches off its lights for one hour, March 28
Those wanting to focus attention on climate change will switch off their lights worldwide for one hour on Saturday, March 28th, 2015, from 20:30...
Mysterious dark matter passes through galaxy collisions unscathed, baffling scientists
When an international team of scientists observed multiple collisions between huge clusters of galaxies, they were amazed to discover that dark matter coasts straight...