Marie Curie worked with radioactive material with her bare hands. More than 100 years after her groundbreaking work, Sophie Hardach travels to Paris to trace the lingering radioactive fingerprints she left behind.
Category: Innovation
The pandemic generation: How Covid-19 lockdowns left long-term scars on children
The stress and isolation of the pandemic have left social and emotional marks that are already being seen in children, but scientists also predict there could be huge economic costs due to disrupted education.
Resident Evil, Game of Thrones and the Wu-Tang Clan: Five things from Summer Game Fest
So gaming’s biggest weekend for new announcements is here, with dozens of titles being shown off for the first time.
Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers: What’s Behind the Growing Trend?
The number of lung cancer cases in people who have never smoked is increasing. The disease is different from lung cancer caused by smoking, so what causes it?
Swiss Tech Giant: How Lugano’s Lake Cools a Supercomputer
Lugano: A Swiss Hub Where Tech Meets Nature The picturesque city of Lugano, nestled on the shores of its stunning lake in the Italian-speaking Canton […]
Panjandrum: WWII’s Wild Rocket Weapon Aimed at Hitler’s Wall
To make D-Day a success, the Allies thought they might have to break through formidable German defences. One unconventional idea was a “giant firework” that would deliver a one-tonne bomb: the Panjandrum.
Derek Brockway has been a friendly face on our screens for nearly 30 years delivering the latest weather forecast, but could AI take his job? […]
TikTok Blocks #SkinnyTok Hashtag Following Backlash Over Extreme Thinness
TikTok is preventing users searching for “skinnytok” – a hashtag which critics say directs people towards content which “idolises extreme thinness.”
UK Gaming Greets First Generation of Pensioner Gamers
Companies in the East of England are preparing to welcome the first generation of pensioner gamers, more than half a century after the first home video game hit the market.
Indian Pilot Makes History on Axiom-4 Spaceflight
The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), set to take off from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida next week, will be piloted by an Indian as it soars towards the International Space Station (ISS).