6 minutes ago By Victoria Gill, @vic_gill, Science correspondent A humpback whale shows its ‘acrobatic’ skill as it creates a bubble net to trap krill Footage of humpback whales captured by drones has revealed how the animals manoeuvre their whole bodies when they feed. As BBC News filmed with scientists in the Antarctic Peninsula, one whale used its […]
This summer promises to be one of the most exciting moments in European football with 22 thrilling matchdays, 24 passionate teams, 51 games, and an anticipated 5 billion fans watching worldwide. That’s 275,400 seconds – not including extra time – accurately timed by Hublot, ensuring that every second counts. Above and beyond the stats, Hublot’s […]
BARI, Italy — Pope Francis is an octogenarian who says he cannot use a computer, but on a February afternoon in 2019, a top diplomat of American Big Tech entered the papal residence seeking guidance on the ethics of a gestating technology: artificial intelligence. Microsoft President Brad Smith and the pope discussed the rapid development […]
If ever a saying fitted the claims made in an election cycle it must be the famous Mark Twain line about “lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics”. If you tuned into the Sky leaders’ event on Wednesday or the ITV head-to-head that preceded it you could be forgiven for thinking that the NHS waiting list […]
On a parabolic flight last year, where John experienced weightlessness for the first time, he found his day-to-day, hi-tech, microprocessor prosthetic leg would need recalibrating. In fact, John thinks he might need several prosthetic legs on the ISS. “There would be a prosthesis for running, a back up for the microprocessor prosthesis, and then there’s […]
Tesla shareholders have backed a record-breaking pay package for boss Elon Musk and approved a plan to move the firm’s legal headquarters to Texas. The results are a victory for the billionaire, who had campaigned fiercely for the payout, which is worth up to $56bn – the exact amount depends on the Tesla share price. […]
48 minutes ago By Esme Stallard, Jonah Fisher and Sophie Woodcock, BBC News Climate and Science • Becky Dale and Libby Rogers, BBC News data journalism team Getty Images Sewage is discharged from overflow points across England Every major English water company has reported data suggesting they’ve discharged raw sewage when the weather is dry – a practice which is […]
Getty Images The hospital backlog in England has gone up slightly over the past month, latest NHS figures show. The waiting list hit 7.57 million at the end of April, up from 7.54 million the previous month. The numbers waiting for treatment has been a key election issue after the prime minister made it one […]
There was a point towards the end of last year when there was a genuine feeling that Daniel Ricciardo was lining up to take Sergio Pérez’s Formula One seat at Red Bull for 2025. Ricciardo made clear upon his mid-season return to the grid with AlphaTauri (now RB) that getting back in the Red Bull, […]
Election 2024 Get the latest news on the 2024 election from our reporters on the campaign trail and in Washington. Who is running?: President Biden and Donald Trump secured their parties’ nominations for the presidency. Here’s how we ended up with a Trump-Biden rematch. Presidential debates: Biden and Trump agreed to a June 27 debate […]