MPs slam FCA for breaking its own rules and creating a ‘false market’ for...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is being slammed by MPs for breaking its own rules and creating a 'false market' for insurers last year...
Antarctic ice sheet thinning at alarming rate due to climate change, scientists warn
Over the past two decades, the thickness of Antarctica’s floating ice shelves has declined by up to 18% in certain areas, researchers at the...
Soda sales in the US dropped for tenth straight year
Americans are buying less carbonated soft drinks, according to a new industry report. For the past decade soda consumption in the US has declined,...
US jobless claims fell last week, indication a strong labor-market
Fewer Americans are filing applications for unemployment benefits, with the number of jobless claims dropping last week - an indicator that the labor-market is...
Drone with bird-bat-like wings can recover from mid-air collision
Scientists have created a drone that has the capacity to recover from mid-air collisions, after examining the wings of bats and birds and applying their...
Swift Parrot faces extinction if not protected, say Australian researchers
The Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor), which breeds in Tasmania and migrates to south eastern Australia in the winter, is facing such a devastating population...
Shell cuts hundreds of jobs in North Sea to manage increasing costs
Shell UK announced that it will cut 250 jobs in its North Sea operations this year.
The move is part of the oil giant's plan...
Animals know when earthquakes are coming, weeks in advance
Animals know when an earthquake is coming several weeks before it strikes, researchers reported this week. Three weeks before a major tremor, animals start moving around...
Bees tracked with microchip glued onto their backs, Kew Gardens study
In a study aimed at reversing bee decline, scientists at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have glued tiny 4.8mm x 8mm microchips onto the insects' backs...
Grab an asteroid boulder, put it into Moon orbit, and study it, NASA plan
NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission aims to grab a large boulder from the surface of a nearby asteroid, and then place into a stable orbit...