A group of scientists from the Field Museum in Chicago recently discovered fossilized grape seeds that could provide a link between dinosaurs and the many types of wine available today. The South American study found nine new fossil grape species that are at least 19 million years old. The oldest species was found in a … Read more
Geologists exploring the vast West Antarctic ice sheet have discovered the remains of an ancient river system that once stretched nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers). The discovery offers a glimpse into Earth’s history and hints at how extreme climate change could reshape the planet, according to their findings published June 5 in the journal Science … Read more
A HIGH street bank will charge customers later this summer for using their debit cards abroad. From August 29, Metro Bank will introduce a 2.99% fee on all debit card transactions outside the UK, including in Europe. This compensation is currently free, The Sun reports. Metro Bank has approximately 3 million customers who may be … Read more
This infrared image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was taken by the Near-Infrared Camera for the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey program – Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Brant Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), Ben Johnson (CfA), Sandro Tacchella (Cambridge), Phill Cargile (CfA) For two years, an international team has been studying what astronomers call … Read more
A MAJOR energy supplier has announced to its 5.2 million customers the exact date on which they must read their meters. Otherwise they risk higher bills. Households across the country have just one day left to submit their figures or risk getting into trouble. EDF has advised its 5.2 million customers to submit their meter … Read more
A MAJOR energy supplier with 4.5 million customers is exploring the sale of the company. Ovo Energy, Britain’s fourth-largest energy company, is lining up bankers to help with a strategic overhaul of the company. Ovo Energy was founded in September 2009 by Stephen Fitzpatrick and provided energy tariffs to over 700,000 households in 2017Source: Getty … Read more
It’s no secret that the International Space Station has an expiration date. The only variable is how it will be delivered to Earth. NASA has now enlisted SpaceX for the mission and is paying the company $843 million to return the ISS safely. SpaceX, a private space venture owned by Elon Musk, will use the … Read more
The Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm with a capacity of 3.6 GW, is set to be expanded after developers SSE and Equinor submitted a scoping report for phase D of the project. The latest move could see more than two GW of capacity added to the project, according to a … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the British tax myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. The number of people in the UK paying the highest rate of income tax will exceed 1 million for the first time this year. This is because a long-term freeze of the thresholds and wage … Read more
Image source, Shutterstock Item information Author, Charlotte Edwards Role, BBC business reporter June 27, 2024 12:17 BST Updated 2 hours ago Around three million households will see their mortgage costs rise over the next two years, the Bank of England has said. The Bank’s latest Financial Stability Report also states that around 400,000 mortgage holders … Read more