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.

Graphene

Graphene means semi-transparent, flexible electronics is a real prospect

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Thanks to graphene - the strongest and thinnest material currently known in science - semi-transparent, flexible electronics may no longer be just science fiction,...
dark matter

What is Dark Matter? New fundamental particle may help

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Nobody knows what Dark Matter is, even though 85% of the Universe’s mass is thought to be made up of it. Researchers from the...
Marine Life

Much of marine life threatened with extinction, warn scientists

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Up to one quarter of all well-known marine species are today threatened with extinction, scientists at the University of Sheffield in England have warned....
English Coast

Marine Conservation Zones public consultation launched by UK government

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A public consultation has been launched by the Government for the next tranche of areas to become Marine Conservation Zones along the English coast. The...
Inmarsat plc

Inmarsat’s second Global Xpress satellite successfully launched

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British satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat plc announced the successful launch of Inmarsat-5 F2, its second Global Xpress satellite on board a Russian ILS (International...
Glacier Iceland

As Iceland’s glaciers melt its land has started to rise

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As Iceland’s glaciers melt because of global warming, there is less weight pushing down on the land, which has started to rise, by as...
Colima volcano eruption

Horse-like UFO seen hovering next to erupting Mexican volcano

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A horse-like UFO has been spotted on video near the Colima volcano in Mexico that has erupted several times over the past few weeks....
Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park Codebreakers talk about their WWII work

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Six women who worked as Codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War II - The Debs of Bletchley Park - who were part of...
What is dark matter

Detecting Dark Matter – could a proposed particle help?

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Why can’t we detect Dark Matter, which makes up 85% of the Universe’s mass? Scientists at the University of Southampton in England, and the...
Iceland

Iceland’s land is rising 1.4 inches annually due to climate change

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Iceland’s land is rising, by 1.4 inches each year in many parts of the country, as glaciers melt and the crust below and nearby...