Science / Environment / Energy

This Market Business News category includes all of our articles that are related to science or the environment. This includes research projects in science and events that have an impact on the environment (be it beneficial or detrimental). This page is where you will find information on what is happening in the renewable energy industry, news to do with the electric or hybrid vehicle market, and information about electricity consumption, etc.

Earth Hour 2015

Most British landmarks switching off lights during Earth Hour

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Earth Hour will be celebrated in a big way in the United Kingdom, with several well-known landmarks dimming their lights from 8.30 to 9.30...
Yawunik kootenayi impression

Fossil of lobster-like predator that existed 508 million years ago discovered in Canada

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A weird lobster-like predator with two pairs of eyes that existed 508 million years ago was an ancient ancestor of modern lobsters, spiders and...
Kirobo space astronot companion

Kirobo the astronaut robot wins two Guinness World Record titles

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Kirobo, a Japanese-speaking robot that keeps astronauts from feeling lonely, has won two Guinness World Record titles. It is the first ever companion robot...
Ili Pika photo

Ili Pika, a ‘magic bunny’ cuddly teddy-like creature, is critically endangered

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The Ili Pika looks like a cross between a a cute 'magic bunny' and a cuddly toy teddy. It lives from 2,800 to 4,100...

Earth hour, when the world switches off its lights for one hour, March 28

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Those wanting to focus attention on climate change will switch off their lights worldwide for one hour on Saturday, March 28th, 2015, from 20:30...
Galaxy collision

Mysterious dark matter passes through galaxy collisions unscathed, baffling scientists

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When an international team of scientists observed multiple collisions between huge clusters of galaxies, they were amazed to discover that dark matter coasts straight...
Rate of thickness change Antarctic

Antarctic ice sheet thinning at alarming rate due to climate change, scientists warn

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Over the past two decades, the thickness of Antarctica’s floating ice shelves has declined by up to 18% in certain areas, researchers at the...
Drone with bird like wings

Drone with bird-bat-like wings can recover from mid-air collision

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Scientists have created a drone that has the capacity to recover from mid-air collisions, after examining the wings of bats and birds and applying their...
Swift Parrot photo

Swift Parrot faces extinction if not protected, say Australian researchers

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The Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor), which breeds in Tasmania and migrates to south eastern Australia in the winter, is facing such a devastating population...
animals in earthquake zone

Animals know when earthquakes are coming, weeks in advance

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Animals know when an earthquake is coming several weeks before it strikes, researchers reported this week. Three weeks before a major tremor, animals start moving around...