The ‘superfood’ taking over fields in northern India
Phool dev Shahni Phool dev Shahni makes a living harvesting makhana or lotus seeds Like his father and grandfather before him, Phool dev Shahni once made a living by diving…
Liquid water reservoirs found under Martian crust
Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars – deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet. The findings come from a new analysis of data from…
Coral samples show Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger’
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg There have been five mass coral-bleaching events at the Great Barrier Reef over the past nine years A study of samples taken from inside the bodies of centuries-old…
NYC using drones to warn residents of floods
As New Yorkers experience flash floods and severe thunderstorms, NYC emergency officials have begun using drones for the first time as an early weather warning system. The drones are an…
Tech Life: Turning the tables on romance scammers
We speak to the BBC journalist who exposed an online con. Source link
Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines over sewage spills
Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines by the industry regulator over historic sewage spills. The proposal will now go to public consultation and is part of…
‘Pig butchering’ scammers target BBC reporter
A BBC reporter has been given an in-depth insight into how pig butchering scams work after being targeted himself. Scammers refer to their victims as pigs, whom they fatten up…
Colossal iceberg stuck spinning in ocean trap
Derren Fox/BAS A23a is vast. Its flat, table-like top stretches to the horizon Something remarkable has happened to A23a, the world’s biggest iceberg. For months now it has been spinning…
The junior doctors’ strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead?
BBC It had been the NHS’s longest-running and bitterest pay dispute – responsible for hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations and appointments. And then, suddenly, word came on Monday that…