Thursday May 28, 2026
BBC Inside Science
From Hay Festival 2026, a dive into a big year for our oceans.
Inside Nasa's plans for a lunar base
Nasa has released details of robotic landers, hopping drones and vehicles it aims to send to the Moon as part of US plans to build a lunar base
Warnings issued over toxic caterpillars
The oak processionary moth caterpillar can cause breathing difficulties and skin rashes.
New dark skies policy could boost night-time economy, says council
Highland Council says it already has some of the darkest skies in Europe for stargazers to enjoy.
Valve hikes Steam Deck prices by more than 40%, blaming rising costs
The gaming giant said the handheld had not changed but the rise reflected "the current state of component costs"
King's College team wins access to cutting-edge Google quantum chip
King's College London researchers hope the chip will help answer previously unanswerable questions about the most important natural processes.
Meta repeatedly snubs EU body over Facebook and Instagram user bans
The BBC has been contacted by hundreds of users who claimed they had been wrongly banned from the sites.
National Trust appeal after beauty spot littering
Litter was left all over Carding Mill Valley after an "exceptionally busy" bank holiday weekend.
Australia sues US giant 3M over 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foam
The A$2bn case, which centres on contamination at defence sites, is the largest ever brought by the government.
Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets
The longtime Google employee was charged in New York for allegedly breaking insider trading laws.
