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.

UFO sighting in Canada

Reported UFO sightings totalled 1267 in Canada in 2015 nearly a record

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The total number of UFO sightings in Canada reached 1267 in 2015, or three to four per day, according to a new survey - The...
Greenland ice melt two days

Greenland ice sheet melt one month early shocks and alarms scientists

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Nearly 12% of the Greenland ice sheet had more than 1mm of melt by 11th April this year, one month earlier than the previous...
Whale vomit ambergris

Whale vomit found on beach highly sought after by perfume industry

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If you are walking down the beach and see a piece of whale vomit, pick it up, because the perfume industry might pay you...
Microbeads majority supports a ban

Banning microbeads backed by most Britons Greenpeace survey finds

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The vast majority of Britons support banning the use of microbeads, according to a survey by Greenpeace. Over 90% of survey respondents favoured a...
Adidas boots found with ancient mummy

Ancient mummy in Adidas boots found in Mongolia claims of time travel rife

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After the ancient remains of a Turkic mummy were discovered in the Altai Mountains of Western Mongolia wearing what looked like real Adidas snowboarding...
Interstellar travel using light power

Interstellar travel soon a reality Stephen Hawking insists

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Travelling to other star systems, something humans will eventually have to do if we want to prevail as a species, will most likely soon...
Tree of Life

Tree of life shows astonishing diversity of life on Earth

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The tree of life, developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, shows the astonishing diversity of life on Earth – how life...
Mega giant rat caught

Mega giant rat over two feet long captured in England by pest controller

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A mega giant rat more than two feet long has been caught by a professional pest controller in Grimsby, a large seaport in Lincolnshire,...
Giant python

Giant python over 26 feet long found at construction site longest ever

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A giant python over 26 feet (8 metres) long has been found at a construction site in Malaysia. If this reticulated python’s length and...
Wild tiger population increasing

Global wild tiger population recovers significantly since 2010

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The global wild tiger population has increased significantly since 2010, rising from 3,200 individuals to 3,890 today, an increase of more than 20%. This...