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President Donald Trump announced that he’s imposing 100% tariffs on computer chips and semiconductors that are produced outside of the United States. It’s expected to increase the cost of any electro…

Google DeepMind has revealed Genie 3, and it's hoped this is the next step to artificial general intelligence for them, as well as further enhancing interactive experiences.

FOI request reveals a phon…

Project lead, Professor Aaron B. Carlisle, a marine ecologist at the University of Delaware, joins us to explain why sharks are being used to deliver important weather data from the ocean.

The Scottis…

Met Office meteorologist, Aidan McGivern, joins us as Storm Floris hits the UK with predicted winds of up to 85mph, causing severe travel disruption.

And what’s caused snow to fall, for the first time…

Co-author Dr Sandy Knapp, a merit researcher at the Natural History Museum, joins us to discuss the new study, which they say uncovers a missing piece of the potato’s evolutionary history.

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Planes at major UK airports had to be grounded on Wednesday following a technical glitch at air traffic control.

National Air Traffic Services confirmed a radar failure caused the issue.

However, the m…

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered 4-metre tsunami waves and sparked evacuation orders across the Pacific.

This is one ​of ​the ​top ​10 ​earthq…

The US tech giant is launching AI Mode in Google Search across the UK this week. The tool is powered by Google’s latest AI model, Gemini 2.5.

What are VPNs and why they’re being used to bypass new onl…

Evgeny Lebedev meets with Nootopia founder Mark Effinger, AKA Mr Noots. Since launching in 2004, the company says they've helped 300,000 people - including doctors, biohackers, and fitness instructor…

New rules have been enforced by regulator Ofcom with the aim to better protect children online.

The rules require online platforms to have age checks in place if they host pornography or other harmfu…

America has unveiled its AI Action Plan.

In a speech at the 'Winning the AI Race' summit in Washington DC, president Donald Trump said the US is going to win the artificial intelligence race.

According…

Samsung’s vice president of marketing, Annika Bizon, on why flip-phones are back in fashion.

Earlier in the month, they announced the latest iterations of their foldable devices, such as the Galaxy Z …

The government has struck a deal with investors for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk.

The development will cost around £38 billion, and the government will be the biggest eq…

The government will abolish Ofwat as part of an overhaul of a “broken” water regulation system that failed customers and the environment.

The environment secretary, Steve Reed, has said they will ensu…

Ever wondered what your pet is really thinking? Researchers are using machine learning to try and figure out exactly that.

To learn more, we caught up with Dr Jonathan Birch, Professor of Philosophy a…

We explore a revolutionary IVF technique, aimed at preventing mitochondrial diseases, that has resulted in the birth of eight healthy babies in the UK. Sir Professor Doug Turnbull, an expert in neuro…

The iconic Grade I listed greenhouses at the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew will experience a major renovation.

The world-famous Palm House and Waterlily House date back to around 1848, and haven’t been…

A once-a-day pill health experts are calling 'life-changing' will be offered to hundreds of people living with cystic fibrosis.

The drug, called Alyftrek, is a type of modular therapy which works to t…

In this episode of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev talks to bestselling author and brain coach Jim Kwik. Kwik suffered a traumatic brain injury aged 5 and is now a world authority on brain optimisati…

University College London neuroscientist and dancer, Guido Orgs, says the magic of live performance art may be reflected in our brains.

Their results suggest that sharing the moment with others may be…