Is global warming causing marine diseases to spread?
Mar 28, 2016 10:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Global climate change is altering the worlds oceans in many ways. Some impacts have received wide coverage, such as shrinking Arctic sea ice, rising sea levels and ocean warming. However, as the oceans warm, marine...
Mar 28, 2016 08:02 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Interim bulls are jumping to buy in spot FX after taking major support at 111.041, the pair has now broken out strong resistance at 112.670 to evidence mild upswings in short term upto 114.750 levels, both leading and...
New laws for the high seas: four key issues the UN talks need to tackle
Mar 28, 2016 01:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
United Nations negotiations begin today in New York on the elements of an international agreement to govern the conservation and sustainable use of the high seas. Every country will have a seat at these inaugural...
Negative interest rates – are there any positives?
Mar 28, 2016 01:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Some say that economics is the dismal science and perhaps this is because many economic theories do not seem to work in practice. One contemporary example is negative interest rates, where instead of interest being added...
Microsoft's racist chatbot Tay highlights how far AI is from being truly intelligent
Mar 28, 2016 01:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
It has been a nightmare of a PR week for Microsoft. It started with the head of Microsofts Xbox division, Phil Spencer, having to apologise for having scantily clad female dancers dressed as school girls at a party thrown...
Can we replace politicians with robots?
Mar 28, 2016 01:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
If you had the opportunity to vote for a politician you totally trusted, who you were sure had no hidden agendas and who would truly represent the electorates views, you would, right? What if that politician was a...
Trump: the pseudo-president in waiting
Mar 28, 2016 01:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trump, the bastard. Not only has he offended Muslims, Mexicans, women, the pope, his president, peaceful protesters at his increasingly fascist-style rallies, the residents of Brussels and reasonable opinion in...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects