Month: May 2019

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMansi Kasliwal & Samaya Nissanke: "From discovery to making precision measurements"Scientists working...

Bank warns of ‘more frequent’ rate increases than expected

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBank of England governor, Mark CarneyInterest rate increases could be "more frequent"...

Why I Love My Teeny-Tiny Knockoff Nokia

When was the last time a cell phone actually made you happy? For me, it was in March, when I...

Why I Love My Teeny Tiny Knock-Off Nokia

When was the last time a cell phone actually made you happy? For me, it was in March, when I...

Ella Kissi-Debrah: New inquest into girl’s ‘pollution’ death

Image caption Ella Kissi-Debrah lived 25m from the South Circular Road in south London A fresh inquest will be held...

15 Best Mother’s Day Gifts: Ideas for New Moms (2019)

If a new mom could fill her house with robots to do every boring, tedious, and time-consuming chore, she probably...

Dementia: The greatest health challenge of our time

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ageing is the biggest risk factor for developing dementia. Dementia is the greatest health...

Gavin Williamson sacking: Former defence secretary denies Huawei leak

Image copyright EPA Gavin Williamson has strenuously denied he leaked information from the National Security Council as calls are being...

Climate change: UK ‘can cut emissions to nearly zero’ by 2050

Image copyright PA Image caption Recent protests have helped change attitudes towards climate change, the report's authors say The UK...

Netflix Amps Up Its Sound, an Asteroid Task Force, and More News

Getting away from your Netflix addiction is about to get a little bit harder. Christopher Stevenson/Getty Images Netflix releases some...

Bank of England inflation report: Five things to watch

Image copyright Getty Images The Bank of England's inflation report is out at noon on Thursday. It will set out...

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson sacked over Huawei leak

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionOn Tuesday, Gavin Williamson said in a BBC interview that he had...

Denisovans: Primitive humans lived at high altitudes

Image copyright Jean-Jacques Hublin, MPI-EVA, Leipzig Image caption The Xiahe mandible was found in 1980 in Baishiya Karst Cave Scientists...

Fracking boss Jim Ratcliffe hits out at ‘pathetic’ government

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIneos chief Jim Ratcliffe was speaking to the BBC's sports editor Dan...

Blood scandal teens made pact to discover their killer

Image caption Stephen Nicholls told the inquiry he was at school when his friends with haemophilia started to die A...

Heathrow campaigners lose challenge against third runway

Image copyright PA Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against the government's decision to approve plans for a third...

Netflix’s Adaptive Streaming Algorithm Will Make Videos Sound Better

The opening scene of season two of Netflix’s Stranger Things, a popular horror series that appeals to pretty much everyone...

Has Leeds cracked the obesity problem?