Science

Scientists have invented a type of lettuce that could help astronauts avoid bone loss during extended missions in space. NASA is preparing for its astronauts to journey to Mars during the 2030s in a multi-year mission which could impact their health. Among the health issues experienced by astronauts is a loss in bone density, on

Campaigners have warned that new guidance from the College of Policing on the use of facial recognition technology means victims of crimes and potential witnesses could be placed on police watchlists. The college said the new advice for forces in England and Wales will make sure use of facial recognition technology is “legal and ethical”,

Comedian Pete Davidson has dropped out of Jeff Bezos’s latest space flight. The Saturday Night Live comic, and boyfriend of Kim Kardashian, is no longer able to take part in the shuttle’s 20th voyage, the billionaire’s private space company Blue Origin announced on social media. It comes after the date was pushed back from 23

If the war in Ukraine has shown us anything, it is the horrific power of conventional weapons. Digital tools can do many things, but they cannot level a building, destroy a tank or directly end an innocent life. If you want to stop a television tower from broadcasting, as the Russian army did in Kyiv

Electric car maker Tesla has put up its prices in the US and China for the second time in less than a week – after boss Elon Musk complained of rising costs. Raw material prices have been surging following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – including various metals used to make cars and notably nickel, which

Arm, the UK chip designer, has revealed plans to cut between 12 to 15% of its global workforce – up to 1,000 staff. The company said the bulk of the proposed losses would be felt in the UK and US but it did not provide a geographical breakdown. Arm said in a statement: “Like any

Scientists have identified a new “social supergene” spreading between different species of fire ants and restructuring their societies. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have been “incredibly surprised” to see the new form of social organisation take over colonies in the wild. Red fire ants are infamous for their painful sting and aggressive colony

Apple has bumped up the price of its cheapest iPhone, albeit only by £20, as the company has announced a handful of new products in its March event. None of the new gadgets will be available in Russia however, with the company stopping all product sales in the country due to the invasion of Ukraine.

Social media platforms and search engines are to be forced to tackle fraudulent advertisements, according to the government. The duty will be included in an updated version of the Online Safety Bill which Sky News understands may arrive as early as next week. It follows criticisms of a previous draft of the law covering harmful

The global transition to net zero carbon emissions will be in jeopardy if the world doesn’t find a way to meet the rapidly increasing demand for lithium, copper and other materials critical to the green revolution, according to a representative of the planet’s largest mining companies. The CEO of the International Council of Metals and

A supermassive black hole has been found hiding in a ring of cosmic dust by scientists who are studying some of the brightest and most mysterious objects in the universe. Astronomers have been looking at active galactic nuclei (AGN), which are found in the middle of some galaxies and are powered by supermassive black holes,

Shares in Ericsson have tumbled after the chief executive admitted that the Swedish company may have given money to Islamic State terrorists. The company confirmed on Tuesday that an internal investigation had uncovered several serious breaches of its compliance rules in Iraq, leading to the 11% share price drop. These included making payments for transport

Sony has launched a new line of Cheerios-shaped wireless headphones for people who want to be able to hear the world around them while listening to music or podcasts. The LinkBuds – available for £149 – have adopted a novel approach to the challenge, something often of concern to runners who fear missing the dreaded

Take a moment and think of everything wrong with the online world, from data breaches to violations of privacy to the overweening power of big tech. Then imagine them disappearing. Gone. Just like that. Sounds appealing? Well, you’ve just heard the first line of a sales pitch-cum-revolutionary manifesto that’s gaining traction in San Francisco and

While cyber has been recognised as a warfighting domain by most of the world’s military powers, computers are still far less capable of killing people than the artillery amassed on Ukraine’s borders. Just weeks after Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine‘s president at the time, was ousted in 2014 (when he refused to sign an association agreement with

Elon Musk has said he is highly confident that SpaceX’s Starship will launch into orbit this year, despite technical and regulatory challenges. Giving a presentation with the rocket behind him in Boca Chica, Texas, the billionaire entrepreneur and social media user delivered a formal update on the rocket’s development. Combined with SpaceX’s first stage, known