Judge denies BP’s attempt to lower maximum $13.7 billion Gulf spill fine
BP Plc's attempt to lower the maximum civil fine it faces from its catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 was rejected by...
Lenovo shipped laptops with web-tracking malware
Lenovo has shipped laptops that come with software pre-installed that is considered by many to be malware. Malware, a blend of the words of...
Coral bleaching across the globe in 2015, NOAA warns
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned that warm ocean temperatures in the Indian and Pacific Oceans could trigger major coral...
Amur Tigers living and reproducing in China at the Wangqing Nature Reserve
The Amur Tiger, also known as the Siberian Tiger, is living and reproducing in China again, according to video footage captured by a World...
Dark matter linked to mass extinctions on Earth and comet impacts says researcher
Planet Earth occasionally passes around and through the Milky Way’s disc, which is full of dark matter and could influence the occurrence of geological...
Fizzy a new species of ichthyosaur found at Doncaster Museum
“Fizzy” had languished at the Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery's fossil collection for several decades, and nobody knew it was an undiscovered species of ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurs...
Google Science Fair calling on young scientists to compete for prizes
Are you a young researcher, technologist, inventor, builder or explorer? If you are, the Google Science Fair invites you to submit ideas “that might...
UK app market forecast to hit £31 billion by 2025
The UK app market is forecast to hit £31 billion by 2025, according to research carried out by App Annie.
The number of app downloads...
Limpet teeth strong enough to build planes, boats and racing cars
Limpet teeth are so strong they could be used to build airplanes, boats and even Formula 1 racing cars, say scientists. Limpet teeth are...
Apple accused of poaching engineers from A123 Systems
Apple Inc. has been accused of poaching top engineers from Electric-car battery maker A123 Systems to develop a large-scale battery division, according to a...