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Mya Khan,BBC Radio WM and Charlotte Benton,West Midlands Strictly Come Dancing Josh Kapur, 19, played the dhol as part of Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon’s Couple’s Choice Punjabi Bhangra routine on Strictly Come Dancing A TikTok musician has become the first dhol drum player to perform on Strictly Come Dancing. …

Georgina RannardClimate and science reporter, Belém, Brazil Getty Images Açaí is a popular health food sold around the world In a lab in a renovated warehouse on the banks of a churning, brown river in Belém, Brazil, machines are pulping candidates for the next global “superfood”. Cupuaçu… Taperebá… Bacaba… Like …

BBC Kateryna has been described as an “exceptional and brilliant student” by her lecturer A 16-year-old who fled the war in Ukraine is now working with top scientists on space technology that could help the world achieve net zero. Kateryna has been described as an “exceptional and brilliant student” by …

If you’re a mobile gamer, you know the bliss of playing anywhere you want to go — and the anxious downside of draining your phone’s battery as you do. That’s why the OnePlus 15‘s massive 7,300-mAh battery makes this a promising handset for the discerning gamer on the go. Presumably, …

Generative AI is wildly popular, with millions of users every day, so why do chatbots often get things so wrong? In part, it’s because they’re trained to act like the customer is always right. Essentially, it’s telling you what it thinks you want to hear.  While many generative AI tools …

[ A woman walks down a trail as fog looms at Montie Beach Park in Houston, on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Credit: Cody Duty/Houston Chronicle via AP, File Shilpa Gajarawala struggled with hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems and brain fog. But given her history of breast cancer, treating these …

This week, many of the tech world’s glitterati gathered in Lisbon for Web Summit, a sprawling conference showcasing everything from dancing robots to the influencer economy.  In the pavilions – warehouse-sized rooms chock full of stages, booths and people networking – the phrase “agentic AI” was everywhere. There were AI …

Brazil was “a bit surprised” Britain hasn’t contributed to a new investment fund to protect tropical forests, despite having helped to design it, a senior official has told Sky News.  The Amazon nation has used its role as host of the COP30 climate talks to tout its new scheme, which …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Veterans with Gulf War Illness experienced significant improvement in migraine symptoms after following a diet low in glutamate, a component of flavor-enhancing food additives commonly found in processed foods, according to new research presented by Georgetown University and American University scientists. Brain scans also revealed …

Hot, humid, loud and proud: the climate protest in the city of Belem was the embodiment of the Amazonian rainforest that surrounds it. Hawkers brought carts selling bananas, mangoes and coconuts – while demonstrators bore umbrellas, hats and fans to shelter from the scorching tropical sun. After a week of …

Saffron Humphreys and Laura Devlin,in Norwich Prakrita Rahman Nathan Wyatt lived in the distinctive UEA Ziggurats halls of residence as a fresher The rush to find housemates – and a place to live – for the next academic year has long been a source of worry for first-year students. Undergraduates …

[ Pennington Biomedical continues to lead global research into nutrition, metabolism, obesity, diabetes, and related conditions. The Center’s “Small Shifts” campaign is part of its broader mission to translate cutting-edge science into practical steps that help individuals and families live healthier lives. Credit: PBRC As the holiday season approaches, Pennington …

[ Differentiable simulation enables training biophysical neuron models. Credit: Nature Methods (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-025-02895-w A new software enables brain simulations which both imitate the processes in the brain in detail and can solve challenging cognitive tasks. The program was developed by a research team at the Cluster of Excellence “Machine …

Georgina RannardClimate and science reporter, Belém, Brazil BBC Marching to the beat of pounding sound systems, thousands of climate protesters have been bringing their message to the gates of the COP30 climate talks in Brazil. Chanting and singing “free the Amazon”, demonstrators in host city Belém have been carrying three …

[ ExerVs increased adult hippocampal neurogenesis . Credit: Brain Research (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2025.150003 Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report that extracellular vesicles released into the bloodstream during aerobic exercise can, on their own, drive a robust increase in adult hippocampal neurogenesis when transferred into sedentary mice, even without …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The record-breaking federal government shutdown marked yet another impediment to scientific research efforts at the Wistar Institute this year. After a year in which federal research funding was thrown into uncertainty, with funding freezes and canceled grants, the shutdown meant that the National Institutes of …

Thelwell said he is “very pleased” with head coach Danny Rohl’s initial impact after winning his opening three Scottish Premiership fixtures. The Ibrox side are yet to pick up a point in the Europa League, however, with two defeats on Rohl’s watch. And the sporting director said Rangers “do expect …

Getty Images Groundbreaking DNA analysis of Adolf Hitler’s blood has uncovered some extraordinary findings about the dictator’s ancestry and possible health conditions. Painstaking scientific testing by a team of international experts has been able to debunk a rumour on whether Hitler had Jewish ancestry (he didn’t) and determine that he …

Barry O’ConnorBBC News NI BBC Dr Mike Simms is curator of geology at National Museums Northern Ireland Finding dinosaur fossils on the island of Ireland is harder than finding a “needle in a haystack”, the curator of geology at National Museums Northern Ireland has said. But the only two ever …

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday, and also nailed the landing of its rocket booster. The booster, named Never Tell Me the Odds (Han Solo fans will recognize that quote), landed gently on a floating platform named Jacklyn, after Bezos’ late mother. This was the …