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.

Green Planet

Alien life on other planets better detected using colors

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The quest for alien life on other planets could be improved using a system of colors created by a team of German and American...
Totten Glacier

Giant Antarctica Totten Glacier melting alarmingly rapidly, sea levels will rise

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A valley underneath the massive Totten Glacier in East Antarctica delivers warm water to the base of the ice, causing considerable melting, which will...
Himalayan Brown Bear

The Abominable Snowman Yeti creature is just a Himalayan Brown Bear, say researchers

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The Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman, is not a hairy, giant humanoid creature but most likely just a Himalayan Brown Bear, say...
Drought midwest

Arctic warming to trigger intense heatwaves and droughts in Europe and USA

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Temperatures in the Arctic are rising because of human-induced global warming, which will lead to Europe, the US and other regions within the Northern...
meteor scotland

Breathtaking meteor photographed over Loch Ness was a fluke, says John Alasdair Macdonald

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Highland tour guide John Alasdair Macdonald was taking some pictures for his Facebook page when he captured this spectacular photograph of a meteor over Loch Ness...
Stonehenge megaliths

Stonehenge was an ancient Mecca on stilts, says former museum director

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Stonehenge’s megaliths were not used for ceremonies at ground level, but rather as part of ‘an ancient Mecca on stilts,’ says former director of...

UK has no national bird – let’s vote for one

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A Times survey in the 1960s suggested that most people would have chosen the Robin as Britain’s national bird if it ever came to a...
Solar eclipse photo

Solar eclipse on March 20 – mixed forecasts regarding cloudy or clear skies, UK

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As solar eclipse frenzy hots up, Britons are wondering anxiously what the weather will be like on Friday morning, March 20th. Early forecasts point...
Mistrubishi transmitter

Beaming solar power from space to Earth wirelessly a step closer

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The prospect of having a power plant in space beaming solar power straight down to earth with no need for cables has come a...
Carrots

Climate change to bring tasteless carrots, bad pizzas and poor quality steak in Australia

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Australian scientists are warning that climate change will not only come with serious problems for agriculture, but also for consumers of products from the...