Halloween asteroid flyby 2015: “Great Pumpkin” TB145 will come spookily close to the Earth on Saturday October 29, 2015 An unexpected asteroid is going to fly scarily close to the Earth on Saturday, just in time for Halloween. Asteroid 2015 TB145, also known as “the Great Pumpkin”, will miss our planet by around 300,000 miles when it comes hurtling past at around 5pm UK time – an incredibly close call in celestial terms. With [...]
The Earth is suffering a severe shortage of faeces, and it’s making our world infertile October 28, 2015 The world's soil has lost nearly all its nutritional value over the last 10,000 years, and it's all because there's a lack of megafauna spreading their faeces over the land. Before humans began mass-hunting and polluting the earth, the range of huge creatures roaming our planet extended far beyond the giraffes, elephants, rhinos and hippos [...]
GSK share price rises as sales jump 11 per cent October 28, 2015 Shares in GSK have shot up after the company reported strong sales and an optimistic outlook. The figures GSK reported strong sales growth in the third quarter, sending shares up 4.2 per cent to £14.26 in afternoon trading. Over the three month period, the UK drugs company's group sales rose 11 per cent to £6.1bn [...]
London is Europe’s science and tech capital, and this is why I chose to invest in it October 28, 2015 London is on the up. The capital’s population has hit an historic high at 8.6m people. The Mayor of London’s office predicts that by 2050 that number will reach 11m, with London serving as a magnet for talent from across the globe. But London’s success also creates significant issues: not least how to create jobs [...]
Social media could soon bring your dead relatives back to life, scientist claims October 28, 2015 Our dead relatives could soon be brought back to life in virtual form, according to an animation scientist. Simon McKeown from Teeside University in the UK predicts that in 50 years, relatives will be kept alive through a combination of social media histories, voice synthesis and big data streams – so that we “never have [...]
Asthma drug Montelukast could actually de-age the human brain, new research shows October 28, 2015 A drug usually used to treat asthma in children could reverse ageing in the human brain, a new study has found. A group of scientists at the Paracelsus Medical University in Austria looked at the impact of the pill Montelukast in rats of different ages, and found that it improved learning and memory in older [...]
UK steel industry to save millions of pounds after being given extra time to meet EU emissions regulations October 27, 2015 The UK's steel industry is set to save huge sums of money, thanks to flexibility in new EU regulations on emissions. Certain plants across the country will have as many as four and a half extra years to come within the stringent requirements, which are being introduced across Europe in January 2016. The extra time will [...]
Circassia Pharmaceuticals optimistic following strong sales growth in the third quarter October 27, 2015 Biopharmaceutical company Circassia reported strong sales in the third quarter, thanks largely to its NIOX asthma management products. During the three months to 27 October, NIOX sales amounted to £4.5m, which marks a 35 per cent increase from the same period the year before. This, combined with “good progress” made with clinical studies for its [...]
Pfizer share price rises on strong third quarter results and improved full-year outlook October 27, 2015 Following its acquisition of Hospira last month, things are looking up for Pfizer. The figures During the three months to 27 September, Pfizer experienced a rise in operational revenue compared to last year. The total figure for the third quarter was $12.2bn (£7.9bn), a two per cent total decline from the $12.4bn achieved in 2014. [...]
Anthrax found in dead cow on farm in Wiltshire October 27, 2015 Anthrax has been found in a dead cow in Wiltshire, Public Health England (PHE) confirmed today. The cow, which died at the end of last week at a farm in the Westbury area, has been incarcerated, and movement restrictions have been imposed at the site. PHE is now working with Defra and the Wiltshire council [...]
