Women in tech groups 'can’t run on inspiration alone'

Groups supporting women in science, technology, engineering and maths are struggling for funds.

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SpaceX capsule splashes down off Florida coast

The SpaceX crew is back on Earth after five days in orbit, following a mission featuring the world's first commercial spacewalk.

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The great gene editing debate: can it be safe and ethical?

A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.

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High Court decision expected on UK coal mine plan

Legal challenges against the project were submitted by environmental campaigners.

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Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?

The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.

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Mystery tremors were from massive nine-day tsunami

Scientists launched an investigation after being baffled by seismic signals picked up across the world

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'What a perfect world': First private spacewalk a success

"From here Earth sure looks like a perfect world," said the first private citizen to perform a spacewalk

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National parkland in public hands 'would help nature'

Campaigners call for national parks to be given new powers to buy private land and protect habitats.

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Data centres as vital as NHS and power grid, government says

Critical national infrastructure status means they will get extra government support during emergencies.

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Self-medicating gorillas may hold new drugs clues

Plants eaten by wild gorillas have medicinal properties that could be harnessed in drug discovery, say scientists.

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Its supporters dream of heat-resistant cows. But gene editing is making others nervous

A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.

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Apple told to pay back €13bn in tax by EU

The European Court of Justice upheld a 2016 decision that said Apple received unlawful aid from Ireland.

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EU court rules Google must pay €2.4bn fine

Google loses its appeal against the fine, handed down for its shopping comparison service.

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Could powerful lasers unlock cheap fusion power?

A Denver-based start-up plans to use powerful lasers to spark a fusion reactor.

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Apple banks on AI to boost sales of its new iPhone

The firm says its new handset has been built for artificial intelligence as it looks to regain its edge.

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Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?

The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.

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Google's lucrative ad tech business goes on trial

Regulators have successfully argued Google is too powerful in search - now they are coming for its ad tech.

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Thieves snatched his phone in London - it was in China a month later

Akara tells the BBC about the journey his phone took after it was snatched from his hands by thieves.

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Race against time in Asian hornet battle

Bee inspectors aim to destroy the bee-eating predators in the South East before new queens hatch.

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Telegram CEO Durov says his arrest 'misguided'

Pavel Durov has hit back at French authorities following his arrest in Paris last week.

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Puffins increase on Farne Islands despite bird flu

A census suggests the population has stabilised following the outbreak, with numbers up by 15%.

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Trump says Musk could head 'government efficiency' force

In a speech at an economic club Thursday, the former president endorsed the Tesla boss's idea for a task force on government spending

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AI's solution to the 'cocktail party problem' used in court

The technology has been used to filter out background voices in audio evidence in a US murder case.

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Baby boom prompts call to boost wild beaver population

A leading conservation group wants the government to give the go-ahead to bringing back beavers in the wild.

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Anti-pollution law to threaten water bosses with jail

New legislation gives regulators more powers to tackle water pollution in England and Wales.

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Markets slide as Nvidia shares plunge almost 10%

Stocks drop as disappointing US economic data dampened investor optimism about the AI boom.

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Phone companies asked to help tackle rise in thefts

Some 78,000 people had their phone or bag snatched last year, more than double the previous year.

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Inside the deepfake porn crisis engulfing Korean schools

The crisis engulfing more than 500 schools and universities involves many underage victims.

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Five seabirds added to UK red list of most concern

Conservation groups are calling for action as populations of seabirds decline on UK cliffs.

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'It stains your brain': How social media algorithms show violence to boys

An insider tells the BBC why teenage boys are being targeted with extreme content.

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'A tech firm stole our voices - then cloned and sold them'

A voice over artist found out his voice had been taken when he heard a chatbot on a podcast using it.

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Top Brazil court to vote on decision to ban Musk's X

Justice Alexandre Moraes has called on the court to vote on whether or not to uphold the suspension.

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Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

A new expedition finds that a large part of the railing at the ship's front has fallen away.

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