X-ray video provides clues on dinosaur tracks and their formation
In an effort to improve our understanding of preserved dinosaur tracks and their formation, American and British researchers used X-ray video techniques to record...
Initiative 20×20 – Latin America to replant 20 million hectares of forest by 2020
At the UN Climate Summit in Lima seven Latin American and Caribbean countries pledged to replant 20 million hectares of forest (an area larger...
Talisman confirms Repsol approach
Global oil & gas exploration and production multinational Talisman Energy Inc. has confirmed it has been approached by Madrid-based energy giant Repsol S.A. regarding...
Falling inequality helps boost economic growth, says OECD
The economies of countries with declining income inequality on average grow at a faster rate than those where the income gap is growing, says...
Titan’s sand dunes created by shifting winds, say researchers
Using a specially engineered wind tunnel scientists have discovered how wind-blown dunes form on Titan - Saturn’s largest moon.
Titan has dunes that are hundreds...
Tesco profit warning sends shares to 14-year low
Another profit warning issued by troubled British supermarket chain Tesco plc, its fourth this year, sent shares down 12% to a 14-year low. Morrisons...
November retail sales figures owe Black Friday a huge thank you
Thanks to a bumper Black Friday, November like-for-like retail sales in the UK were 0.9% higher than in November 2013, which had posted a...
Deutsche Bank accused by US government of evading taxes, lawsuit filed
Deutsche Bank AG has been accused by the US government of evading taxes through underfunded shell companies. The US government has filed a lawsuit...
Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator breaks particle acceleration record
Scientists have managed to accelerate subatomic particles to the absolute highest energies recorded to date using a compact accelerator. It was the first-attempt of...
NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers Mars once had vast lakes suitable for life
NASA scientists have said that Mars may have had vast lakes billions of years ago. NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered geological evidence that suggests that...