At the end of January, the keepers of the Doomsday Clock announced that the world was 89 seconds to midnight, a metaphor for our proximity to extinction. That’s one second closer than we were for the past two years, and the nearest the clock has ever inched to global destruction by way of human-made risks, […]
Tim Dodd BBC News Climate and Science Zoological Society of London Some newborn froglets measured just half a centimetre Endangered male frogs with an unconventional approach to child-rearing have ‘given birth’ to 33 tiny young in the UK as part of an urgent mission to rescue the species from a devastating fungal disease. Southern Darwin’s […]
After more than three decades of planning and a $250 million investment, Lykos Therapeutics’ application for the first psychedelic drug to reach federal regulators was expected to be a shoo-in. Lykos, the corporate arm of a nonprofit dedicated to winning mainstream acceptance of psychedelics, had submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration showing that […]
UN planetary defence organisations are closely monitoring an asteroid that has a tiny risk of hitting the Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) has said that it has an almost 99% chance of safely passing Earth on 22 December 2032, but a possible impact “cannot yet be entirely ruled out”. The probability that the asteroid, […]
The Senate confirmed Chris Wright to lead the U.S. Department of Energy on Monday, putting the former oil executive in a key position to help shape President Trump’s energy policies. Mr. Wright, the founder and chief executive of Liberty Energy, a fracking firm, was confirmed by a vote of 59 to 38, with support from […]
President Bukele’s proposal includes imprisoning US criminals in El Salvador’s largest prison for a fee. El Salvador’s president has proposed jailing convicts from the United States in his country, an “unprecedented” offer praised by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Nayib Bukele made the offer while hosting Rubio at his Lake Coatepeque residence, outside San […]
Sean McManus Technology Reporter Getty Images Many staff are said to be using unapproved AI at work “It’s easier to get forgiveness than permission,” says John, a software engineer at a financial services technology company. “Just get on with it. And if you get in trouble later, then clear it up.” He’s one of the […]
Shona Elliott and Ruth Clegg BBC News Investigations Watch the moment Ricky Sawyer is confronted by BBC reporter A self-styled “beauty consultant”, whose celebrity client list includes Katie Price, is offering potentially dangerous cosmetic procedures to clients and handing over medication illegally – a BBC investigation has discovered. Ricky Sawyer specialises in liquid Brazilian butt-lifts […]
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News WWF Krill are just a few centimetres long fully grown, but are one of the most abundant animals on Earth Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny – but critically important – Antarctic marine creatures from Space. The target of the […]
The new campaign launching this month comes after a historic year in which the women’s national first team reached its highest ever FIFA World Ranking in December. Head Coach Lluis Cortes’ side begin 2025 with an eye on further records with the team’s first AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualification campaign beginning in May, aiming to […]