American scientists and general public view scientific issues differently
The American general public views scientific issues completely differently from the country’s scientists, says a new pair of surveys by the Pew Research Center,...
UK Synthetic biology gets £40m investment, UK Business Secretary Vince Cable announces
UK synthetic biology at the Manchester Institute for Biotechnology is to receive an investment of £40 million, Business Secretary Dr. Vince Cable announced, where...
BT rolling out super fast 1Gbps broadband in 2016
BT announced that it will be rolling out G.fast broadband in the UK in the coming years. The service will offer download speeds of...
Google Earth Pro is now completely free to use
Google is making their geospatial software Google Earth Pro completely free. The Pro version of the software used to cost $399 per year and...
Uber says it will improve privacy and data security
Uber released the findings of what it called a thorough outside examination of its privacy and personal data policies.
The company said that people using...
Extinction of marine life a growing threat, say University of Sheffield scientists
The threat of widespread extinction of marine life is growing, warn researchers from the University of Sheffield, who commented that academics are not taking...
Dinosaur with super-long neck dubbed the ‘Dragon of Qijiang’ discovered in China
A new species of dinosaur that existed 160 million years ago with a super-long neck has been discovered from fossil remains recovered in China....
Massive cometary globule dubbed ‘God’s hand’ pictured by the Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope has pictured a massive cometary globule, known as ‘God’s Hand’ or ‘Mouth of the Beast’, in incredible detail.
The cometary globule...
Male and younger workers saw largest wage declines since the crisis, UK
Male and younger workers in the UK have experienced the steepest falls in pay since the financial crisis in 2008. Lower-paid workers’ wages have...
Elusive African golden cat filmed for first time
The elusive African golden cat (Profelis aurata), about twice the size of an average domestic cat, has been captured on video for the first...