Welsh are closest relatives to early settlers of Britain, DNA study shows
The Welsh are genetically the most closely matched to the early settlers of Britain who started arriving about 10,000 to 11,000 years ago just...
Average UK household set to owe £10,000 in unsecured debt by 2016
The average UK household is on track to owe nearly £10,000 in unsecured debt (including personal loans, credit cards and overdrafts) by the end...
Facebook developing smartphone dialer app called “Phone”
Facebook is developing a new smartphone dialer app called “Phone”, according to a recent article published by Android Police.
Details of the app were accidentally leaked...
Oil prices unlikely to rebound says Saudi OPEC governor
Saudi Arabia's representative at OPEC said that oil prices are not likely going to rebound to the record high levels that it reached over the...
SNP would call the shots over a minority Labour government, Salmond said
Scottish National Party former leader Alex Salmond, in what looked like a powerful propaganda weapon for the Tories, said the SNP would use its...
Forests worldwide shrinking at an alarming rate
Forests globally are shrinking at an alarming rate. Today, seventy percent of forest lands are within half-a-mile (1 km) of the forest edge, where...
Adapting to climate change adds to repercussions, says new study
Research should not focus just on the impact of climate change, but also how its effects may be exacerbated by the measures taken to adapt...
Cloning a woolly mammoth Jurassic Park style a step closer
Scientists at Harvard University have inserted 14 woolly mammoth genes into the live DNA of a modern elephant, bringing them a step closer to...
Massive marine reserve around Pitcairn Islands, UK Government announces
The UK Government has announced it is setting up the world’s largest single marine reserve around the seas of Pitcairn Islands in the South...
Flying drone used to smuggle drugs into prison
Inmates at Bedford Prison could be receiving drugs, mobile phones, knives and other objects carried by flying drones, after staff saw a miniature remote-controlled...