The latest figures show a reduction in road casualties at speed camera sites across Scotland. ‘Key Scottish Safety Camera Programme Statistics, 2010’, published by the country’s chief statis... Read more
In the battle of the cellphone cancer studies, now we can chalk one up for the scientists who say there is no relationship between cellphones and cancer in children. A 1,000-participant stud... Read more
Our notebooks, ultrabooks and desktop PCs are all getting thinner — thin enough that Kate Moss in her heroin-chic heyday could have sported something like the 13-inch MacBook Air down... Read more
During the last prolonged warm spell on Earth, the oceans were at least four meters — and possibly as much as 6.5 meters, or about 20 feet — higher than they are now. Where did a... Read more
Astronomers have detected an asteroid not far from Earth, moving in the same orbit around the Sun. The 200-300m-wide rock sits in front of our planet at a gravitational “sweet spot... Read more
The international Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP) are having an experts’ workshop in Colombo Sri Lanka on the 24th and 25th February to discuss press... Read more
After a 10,000-year absence, wildfires have returned to the Arctic tundra, and a University of Florida study shows that their impact could extend far beyond the areas blackened by flames. In... Read more
A ceremonial switch has been flipped on a newly-completed solar power system from SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB), which is set to supply 90% of the electricity for a water treat... Read more
Electric vehicle manufacturer, THINK Global, has been purchased by a technology entrepreneur based in Russia. A court-appointed trustee selected Boris Zingarevich, whose investment operation... Read more
Royal Bengal Tigers It is neither 274, nor 64, the exact number of tigers in the Sundarbans is 90. Recently, the Wild Life Institute of India (WLII) has informed this to the state forest dep... Read more
