Planet-like body with mega rings around it discovered by scientists
Scientists at the University of Rochester, USA, and Leiden Observatory, The Netherlands, discovered a massive ring system that eclipses the very young Sun-like star...
UK January retail sales performed better than expected, said CBI
UK January sales growth slowed less than analysts had expected, driven mainly by a healthy rise in clothing sales, the largest in nearly two...
88% of Brits believe global climate change is a reality
Eighty-eight percent of British people believe the Earth’s climate is changing and that humans are the cause, while only 6% think it is not....
Shell slashing investment by $15bn over next three years
Royal Dutch Shell plc announced on Thursday that it would be slashing organic capital investment by $15 billion over the next three years following...
Blue whale skeleton to replace Dippy the Diplodocus at London’s Natural History Museum
The cast of Dippy the Diplodocus dinosaur that has stood in Hintze Hall, at the main entrance of London’s Natural History Museum for the...
Eurozone told by Mark Carney currency union means sharing tax and spending decisions
If you really want the euro to work, you will need to share decisions on spending and taxes, the Governor of the Bank of...
Amazon launching cloud-based email and calendar service
Amazon has announced plans to offer cloud-based email and calendar service. It has been dubbed Amazon WorkMail.
The service "enables users to send and receive...
Apple and Samsung tie as number one smartphone makers
Apple’s iPhone 6 has sold so well that the company tied with Samsung as the number one smartphone market in the fourth quarter. Apple...
Sony partners up with Spotify to launch new PlayStation Music service
Sony announced that it will be launching a new Spotify-powered music service this spring, called PlayStation Music, for its PS3 and PS4 consoles and...
55,000-year-old partial skull provides clues to human Africa-to-Europe migration
An international team of European, Israeli and North American researchers has discovered a 55,000-year-old partial skull which provides clues to the migration of modern...