The asteroid which killed nearly all dinosaurs struck the Earth during the spring, according to new research. To reach their conculsions, researchers searched parts of North Dakota in the US to find fossilised paddlefishes and sturgeons that were killed when the asteroid made impact with Earth. They used powerful X-rays and carbon isotope records of
Tesla announced a new investment to expand production at Gigafactory Shanghai on the road to achieving a production capacity of 1 million electric cars per year at the factory. Last year, CEO Elon Musk disclosed that Gigafactory Shanghai has now surpassed Fremont factory in production capacity, and Tesla has made the Chinese factory its new main
A summer wheat harvest in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. Vincent Mundy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil and gas prices are set to spike further as the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates, but the impact on energy won’t be the only ramification. From wheat to barley, and copper to nickel, analysts tell CNBC that
Sir Elton John is still standing after a reported emergency on his private jet during a journey to New York. The singer’s plane is said to have suffered a hydraulic failure on Monday, causing the pilot to turn around and attempt to land back in the UK. However, the plane twice aborted landing as it
Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images A bipartisan group of 30 lawmakers is urging President Joe Biden to push European leaders to alter language in their proposed Digital Markets Act so that it does not unfairly target U.S. tech companies. In a letter sent
From cricket to (lots of) book writing, former Prime Ministers have to find something to do after having the country’s top job. These are the perks they keep, the ones they lose and some career options from Prime Ministers past. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) endorsed the primary opponent of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) because of her participation on the January 6 select committee. #CNN #News
Robert Pattinson has confessed to finding himself distractingly handsome as the new Batman. “It’s funny, you kind of have this split personality moment,” he told Sky News, of playing the masked super-hero. “You look in the mirror and go, ‘Daaaamn’. And then you’re like, ‘Wait, hold on. That’s me!'” It has been a long wait
7:51 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. Josh Taylor returns home to Scotland to make his first title defense as boxing’s undisputed junior welterweight champion of the world at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow (Saturday on ESPN+, 2 p.m. ET). Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) faces undefeated Englishman Jack Catterall (26-0, 13 KOs), who previously stepped aside
Home Secretary Priti Patel has received a demand to review the events around the resignation of Metropolitan Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick. Scotland Yard’s deputy commissioner Sir Stephen House revealed he has written to Ms Patel about the controversial circumstances of his boss’s departure. He claimed that “due process” was not followed over Dame Cressida’s
7:00 AM ET The first hole at Riviera Country Club is arguably the most famous first tee box on the PGA Tour. It’s perched 75 feet above the fairway and it’s about the size of a modest living room. It might also be the tour’s most beautiful, particularly early in the morning, when the Southern
A stalker who trekked 23 miles to Emma Raducanu’s home and stole her father’s shoe as a souvenir has been handed a five-year restraining order. Amrit Magar was found guilty of stalking the 19-year-old British tennis star between November and December last year. Bromley Magistrates’ Court heard how the 35-year-old went to the world number
Ukraine has brought in emergency measures and told its citizens in Russia to flee the country as fears of a large-scale invasion by President Vladimir Putin’s troops mount. In further ominous signs, Moscow began evacuating its Kyiv embassy and the leaders of two Russian-backed separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine asked Mr Putin for military help
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is still open to diplomacy but will put its national security interests first. He said the country would continue to bolster its military amid a “difficult international situation”. In a video statement released to commemorate the annual Defender of the Fatherland Day, Mr Putin appeared to indirectly address the
Studies and speculations have gone hand in hand as we continue to look for planets that can support life. Several light-years away from Earth, scientists know a spot where all speculations could come true. The TRAPPIST-1 system is under the focus as it is “an extraordinary collection of 7 Earth-size worlds” orbiting a red dwarf
The governor of the Bank of England has warned that large wage rises and price-setting to reflect surging inflation risk embedding rising costs in the economy, resulting in “slow activity and increased unemployment”. Andrew Bailey told the Treasury committee of MPs that the so-called second round effects of the energy-led rise in living costs were
Vladimir Putin is “highly likely” to be planning a move on Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has told Sky News – as she warned Russia that “nothing is off the table” when considering further Western sanctions. The UK, US and EU have announced a raft of fresh sanctions on Russia following Mr Putin’s
Lasers have stolen much of the spotlight in recent times, thanks to their depiction in high-octane films. But there’s more to laser lights than just the movie stunts. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Izaña-1 (IZN-1) laser ranging station in Tenerife, Spain is making use of laser for space debris mitigation. Lasers from this station will
Elon Musk said that Tesla is working to make Steam’s library of video games work on its onboard vehicle computer. Tesla has been working to expand its presence in the video game space. Tesla is going into the video game business As we previously reported, Tesla has a team of software engineers working on video
Airbus hydrogen A380 demonstrator Airbus hydrogen A380 demonstrator Airbus said it plans to test a hydrogen-powered engine on a modified A380 by the middle of the decade, in hopes of bringing lower-emissions fuels to commercial air travel. The European aircraft giant said Tuesday that it’s working with engine-maker CFM International — a joint venture of