Is a tiny ball filled with DNA an alien seed of life?
A British astrobiologist found a tiny metal globe full of biological material he and his colleagues believe could be an alien seed of life...
Fairfax acquiring Brit plc for £1.22 billion
Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd will be acquiring insurance group Brit plc in a £1.22 billion deal.
Brit plc shareholders will be receiving 305p in...
Sony said to be developing a self-driving vehicle
Sony may be working on a futuristic high-tech vehicle. Reports indicate that it is partnering up with robotics firm ZMP to develop self-driving vehicles.
ZMP...
Rolls Royce accused of corruption scandal in Brazil
Rolls-Royce is the latest major multinational to be accused of a corruption scandal.
The British firm allegedly paid bribes to secure a $100m contract with the...
Playtech acquires YoYo Games in a deal worth £10.65 million
The gaming and gambling software company Playtech has bought out the Scottish gaming firm YoYo Games in a deal worth £10.65 million ($16.4 million).
The...
Verizon is America’s number one performing network
According to a recent analysis by RootMetrics, Verizon is the number one network in the United States in terms of performance. The carrier ranked number...
Massive bulging cloud like plume seen above Mars horizon baffles astronomers
A huge bulge, the highest cloud-like plume ever observed, was spotted above the “terminator” of Mars, the boundary between day and night on the...
100 Mars voyage hopefuls announced today by Mars One
It started off with 202,586 applicants hoping to join the one-way voyage to Mars and being part of a permanent settlement, but now stands...
Twelve horrible ways life on Earth could end listed by experts
Scientists from the University of Oxford and the Global Challenges Foundation have listed 12 potentially catastrophic global risks that could destroy human life on...
Spy agencies using weather warfare against other nations alarms climate expert
The prospect of spy agencies such as the CIA using weaponized weather to destabilize hostile nations worries Professor Alan Robock, from the Department of...