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Tributes paid to ‘inspiring’ Cambridge scientist who died in Spain train crash | Spain

An “inspiring” University of Cambridge scientist died in the Spanish train collision on Wednesday that killed at least 69 people.Dr Marta Shahbazi, 41, an...

Perfume bottle and child’s necklace among treasures found in Pompeii wardrobe | Archaeology

Fragments of personal objects, from makeup tools and a perfume bottle to coins and a child’s necklace, have been found tucked away in a...

Why jet lag throws even foraging seabirds off course | Science

Seabirds returning from foraging trips can be thrown hundreds of miles off course by a form of jet lag that arises when their body...

Deaths linked to antibiotic-resistant superbugs rose 17% in England in 2024 | Drug resistance

The number of deaths linked to superbugs that do not respond to frontline antibiotics increased by 17% in England last year, according to official...

Wylfa nuclear power plant plans go ahead, creating Anglesey jobs

Gareth Lewis,Wales political editor and Steffan Messenger,Wales environment correspondentBBCWork will begin next year, with the aim of generating power by the mid 2030sA first-of-its-kind...

Worth a shout? Yelling is best way to deter gulls, UK study suggests | Animal behaviour

Some people respond to the unwanted attentions of a gull eyeing up a bag of chips or a Cornish pasty by frantically flapping their...

UK minister unveils plan to cut animal testing through greater use of AI | Medical research

Animal testing in science would be phased out faster under a new plan to increase the use of artificial intelligence and 3D bioprinted human...

Government sets out plan to phase out animal experiments

Pallab GhoshScience CorrespondentGettyDrug tests on rabbits could end by the end of the yearThe government has detailed for the first time how it aims...

Bezos’s Blue Origin postpones second rocket launch over poor weather | Blue Origin

Blue Origin, the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, was forced on Sunday to postpone the anticipated launch of its New Glenn rocket...

Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts | Neuroscience

It has been an excellent year for neurotech, if you ignore the people funding it. In August, a tiny brain implant successfully decoded the...

UK red kites bring Spanish cousins back from the brink

Katharine Da CostaSouth of EnglandMore than 120 British-born red kite chicks have been released in south-west SpainA British red kite emerges from an aviary...

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