Category: Business

Amy Schumer, Olivia Wilde and Olivia Munn are among the famous names calling out the much-publicised space trip The all-female Blue Origin rocket launch may have received plenty of glowing media coverage – but not everyone is impressed. The stunt has drawn criticism from a number of female celebrities who...

Presenting an award at the Breakthrough prize ceremony, the actor and writer allegedly accused the president of destroying American science A pointed criticism of President Trump’s policies on science by Seth Rogen was edited out of the filmed coverage of an annual science awards show, it has emerged. According to...

Seeds can germinate having been buried in sediments of ‘ghost ponds’ for thousands of years Ghosts of the ice age are being resurrected in Norfolk. When the ice sheets retreated at the end of the last ice age, mounds of ice called pingos remained underground until they thawed and the...

‘Gamechanger’ brought in after success of trial offering larger doses of drugs within first two weeks of treatment People in Britain with heart failure are being given larger doses of drugs at the start of their treatment after a global study found that this led to a huge fall in...

Study of 420,000 Britons suggests going at speeds of at least 4mph can lower risks by up to 43% Walking at a brisker pace could lower the risk of a wide range of heart rhythm problems, according to a study. The peer-reviewed research, published in BMJ Heart, analysed data from...

Japanese-led team grow 11g chunk of chicken – and say product could be on market in five- to 10 years Researchers are claiming a breakthrough in lab-grown meat after producing nugget-sized chunks of chicken in a device that mimics the blood vessels that make up the circulatory system. The approach...

Scientists call for urban areas to be tested for contaminants and potentially cleaned before wildflowers are planted Wildflowers could be absorbing toxic metals from soil in urban areas and passing toxins on to pollinators, a study has found. Researchers from the University of Cambridge found that common plants including white...

A history scholar convicted of spying on Chinese dissidents by ingratiating himself as a sympathizer has been spared prison time by a U.S. judge

The city of St. Louis and the leader of its city council have filed a federal lawsuit against a new Missouri law that puts a state-appointed board in control of the local police department

At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was caught on video running over to protect their young by encircling them during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake