What is mpox, what are the symptoms and which countries is it in?
Reuters Outbreaks in DR Congo have affected children as well as adults The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreaks in parts of Africa a public health emergency…
AI and stand up comedy
Dahlia Katz Comedian Anesti Danelis used AI to make his show for the Edinburgh Festival “Why did the politician bring a ladder to the debate? To make sure he could…
The Northern Lights seen from space
Persisting solar storms created the ideal conditions for aurora borealis in the northern hemisphere, displaying a spectacle that could be seen from space. The astronaut Matthew Dominick, based in the…
Central Altar Stone from Scotland not Wales
Dawn Pummintr/BBC Stonehenge now has stones from all over Great Britain The six-tonne Altar Stone at the heart of Stonehenge came from the far north of Scotland rather than south-west…
Tech Life: Olympic esports and Saudi Arabia
The IOC announced the inaugural games will be hosted by Saudi Arabia. Not all are happy Source link
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