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.

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The Universe was pitch black for 550m years

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After the Big Bang there was no light in the Universe for 550 million years, which was 100 million years later than previously thought,...
Vrius genetic code

Has the common cold met its nemesis in the viral “Enigma machine”?

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Scientists say they have found the “Enigma Machine” that cracks the code of a whole class of viruses, including those that cause the common...
Crater on the Moon

Moon has more hydrogen on its Pole-facing slopes

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The crater slopes on the Moon that face its Poles have 23 parts-per-million-by-weight more hydrogen than its Equator-facing slopes, according to recent observations by...
Grey Seal

Grey Seals’ corkscrew injuries may be due to cannibalism

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The Grey Seals’ corkscrew injuries, which led experts to suspect ship propellers were the cause, are more likely to be the result of cannibalism...
Termite mound

Termites may halt the expansion of deserts in Africa, Asia and S. America

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Deserts in Africa, South America and Asia are expanding, and so far nothing has managed to halt their spread, except for perhaps termites, says...
Chimps

Chimps learn new language when they move to a new group

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Chimpanzees have specific words (grunts) for different types of fruit, and after some time, can adopt a different language with novel sounds after joining...
Eve Robot Scientist

Eve the robot scientist discovers new drugs on her own

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An artificial intelligence, a robot scientist that researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Manchester and Aberystwyth have called ‘Eve’, could well make drug discovery a...
magnetic sensor

Humans can now sense magnetic fields with a sensor placed on the skin

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Magnetoception, the ability to sense magnetic fields, is something birds, insects, turtles, sharks, stingrays and bacteria have to perceive direction, altitude or location, but...
Global Warming

Warm period 3m years ago confirms IPCC climate change predictions

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Between 2.3 and 3.3 million years ago, atmospheric CO2 levels were similar to what they are now, and the Earth was about 2ºC warmer...
Goldilocks zone planets

Most stars have two Earth-like planets orbiting them

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Most stars in our Galaxy - the Milky Way - have about two Earth-like planets orbiting them, Australian researchers reported. This means that just...