Saturday May 08, 2021
Big Chinese rocket segment set to fall to Earth Tracking radars are following closely the gradual fall to Earth of a large Chinese rocket vehicle.
Chernobyl alcohol drink seized by authorities The first batch of a spirit made with ingredients grown in the Chernobyl exclusion zone is seized.
Friday May 07, 2021
TripAdvisor sorry for Auschwitz review error TripAdvisor initially found nothing wrong with a death camp review containing a gas chamber "joke".
Virgin Media customers left waiting longest on phone Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile had the longest average customer call waiting times, Ofcom has found.
Twitter adds 'tip jar' to pay for good tweeting Twitter launches a new payment feature for good tweets - but it comes with privacy concerns.
Robot learns to brush hair and other tech news LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
India Covid: How bad is the second wave? There are signs infections have slowed in some regions - but is India past the worst?
Report: China emissions exceed all developed nations combined The country is responsible for 27% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.
Trump social media: Twitter suspends account sharing ex-president's posts The social media platform said the account was trying to evade Mr Trump's Twitter ban
Taking an invention from idea to the marketplace Lockdown spurred many people to invent new products, but how did they get to market?
Rare fish set for return to River Severn breeding grounds One of the UK's rarest fish is set to benefit from a conservation project to unlock the River Severn.
Thursday May 06, 2021
Road and rail building plans under review after Covid Post-pandemic shifts in travel habits could undermine the logic behind many infrastructure projects.
Cutting methane gas 'crucial for climate fight' Reducing methane emissions needs to play a much more important role in tackling global warming.
BT Smart Hub 2 router 'disrupting' home networks Users say they are being forced to choose between range or speed, or face an unusable network.
IBM 2nm chip breakthrough claims more power with less energy Next-gen processor tech gives more performance with less energy use, IBM claims.
No full-time return to the office for over a million Almost all of 50 big UK firms tell the BBC staff will divide their time between home and office in future.
Twitter tells users to be nice and think twice before replying The social media platform will prompt users to review "potentially harmful or offensive" replies.
Millions at security risk from old routers, Which? warns Research by Which? looked at a selection of older routers still being used by customers.
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Father calls for pornography sites to require proof of age A father and an Oxford student seek a High Court hearing to require age verification on porn sites.
Income inequality 'drives global wildlife trade' Some 420 million wild animals have been traded in 226 nations over two decades, new data suggests.
Ancient child grave was Africa's earliest funeral A young child buried in a cave 78,000 years ago is the earliest known funeral in Africa.
Pétrus wine aged in space up for sale at Christie's Christie's predicts the bottle of Pétrus 2000 that orbited the earth could sell for $1m (£720,000).
Mary Rose crew was ethnically diverse, study finds A study suggests members may have come from southern European coasts, Iberia, and North Africa.
Then and Now: Restoring coral reefs in Indonesia Around 40,000 sq m of coral reef has been restored in Indonesia with plans to extend the scheme further.
UK supermarkets warn Brazil over Amazon land bill Almost 40 UK companies say proposed laws could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon region.
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Gates divorce: Business 'as usual' for foundation The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is likely to continue as now, Dr Beth Breeze says.
Norwich peregrine falcons caught in battle with red kite The peregrines distract and dive-bomb the kite to protect their chicks in their cathedral nest.
Climate change: Promises will mean rise of 2.4C - study Recent climate change pledges bring the world a fraction closer to Paris goals, analysis suggests.
Microchip shortage: Inside a factory racing to meet demand Katie Silver tours a microchip factory in Singapore racing to meet demand amid a global shortage.
Food giants respond to worries over packaging The phasing out of single-use plastics gathers pace with big companies adopting alternatives.
Monday May 03, 2021
How rising sea levels are threatening my home Hereiti, 17, lives on Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
Grab: How an Uber killer became a powerful Asian super-app South East Asian taxi firm Grab is becoming one of Asia's most powerful financial super-apps
Huawei Mate X2: Mastering the folding phone formula Huawei has revealed the third iteration of its folding phone, taking inspiration from Samsung.
Carbon: How calls for climate justice are shaking the world Young activists are breathing new life into the long-running debate over how to cut carbon fairly.
'I was terrible at crosswords so I built an AI to do them' Dr Fill , a computer program, has just won one of the most prestigious crossword competitions in the US.
'More and more people don't want a traditional burial' With cremations on the rise, firms now offer such things as turning your ashes into artificial reef formations or human compost.
Sunday May 02, 2021
Nasa astronauts splash-land on Earth in SpaceX capsule after ISS mission This was the first night-time landing for Nasa astronauts since Apollo 8's return 53 years ago.
Then and now: When silence descended over Victoria Falls Victoria Falls is one of the natural wonders of the world, yet in 2019, it fell silent.
Saturday May 01, 2021
Why is this the 'most instagrammable' bird? How a study designated the rare, odd-looking frogmouth the most instagrammable of avian species.
Wood burners: Sale of coal and wet wood restricted in England Owners of wood burners and open fires will need to burn cleaner alternatives as new rules come into force.
Do you know where plastic waste in the oceans is coming from? The Ocean Cleanup suggests plastic pollution comes from more rivers in the world than previously thought.
Friday April 30, 2021
Mars Ingenuity helicopter mission extended by Nasa Nasa is so pleased with the success of the Ingenuity helicopter, it is extending its mission.
Ransomware victims urged to go to police Using malicious software gangs encrypt an organisation's data and then demand money to restore it.
The ransomware surge ruining lives A coalition is calling for action from governments as victims describe crippling cyber-attacks.
Thursday April 29, 2021
China launches first module of new space station It's a major step in China's ambitions to rival the United States and Russia in space exploration.
They are killing our forest, Brazilian tribe warns The Awa, who have been called "the most threatened tribe on earth", face fresh challenges in Brazil.
Wednesday April 28, 2021
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90 Michael Collins stayed in orbit as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969.
Accident leaves deep sea mining machine stranded A prototype deep sea mining machine is lying stranded on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Monday April 26, 2021
Space junk map tracks 200 ?ticking time bombs? Large defunct rocket bodies have the potential to break into thousands of pieces, threatening functioning satellites that provide vital services like GPS.
The salmon you buy in the future may be farmed on land A giant fish farm in Florida is rearing salmon for the US market in a huge indoor facility.
Saturday April 24, 2021
US Dragon spaceship arrives at International Space Station SpaceX's Dragon Endeavour spacecraft has docked with the International Space Station.
Thursday April 22, 2021
Coffee waste: Companies offer up new solutions A new crop of coffee companies have solutions to cut waste in their industry.
Tuesday April 20, 2021
Russia plans its own space station in 2025 The International Space Station is nearing the end of its life and Russia is working on a new module.
Monday April 19, 2021
Nasa successfully flies small helicopter on Mars The Ingenuity drone completes the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another world.
The best climate solution you've never heard of Meet the teams who track down and destroy hidden sources of greenhouse gases.
Friday April 16, 2021
Nasa chooses SpaceX to build Moon lander SpaceX will build a lander that the US space agency will use to return humans to the Moon this decade.
Thursday April 15, 2021
Sir David Attenborough's new doc: 'Humans are intruders' Sir David Attenborough fronts a new documentary on lockdown's effect on the natural world.
Tuesday April 13, 2021
Climate Check, from BBC Weather With record high CO2 levels and destructive tornadoes, Ben Rich has more on extreme weather around the globe this spring.
Monday April 12, 2021
Would you wear 'Iron Man' body armour? The market for exoskeletons - high-tech external body support systems - is tipped to grow strongly.
