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Huge increase in tree-killing disease is result of climate crisis, experts say
A golden mushroom that grows in clusters and can attack and kill trees has increased by 200% in the UK in a year because of the hot summer and damp autumn.
Recorded sightings of honey fungus are up by almost 200% compared with the same period last year, according to iNaturalist.
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Online harassers are generating images and sounds that simulate their victims in violent situations.
“We are living through a dramatic contraction in the access that teenagers have to technology online.”
Jensen Huang, the Nvidia chief executive, and the leaders of Samsung and Hyundai staged a regular-folks outing in Seoul before announcing a business deal.
Despite the risk of a bubble, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon plan to spend billions more on artificial intelligence than they already do.
Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world
Human bodies are like cities, teeming with microcitizens – vast communities of viruses, fungi and bacteria that live all over our skin and inside us. Unsung public servants help us digest food, regulate our immune system,...
Nasa chief Sean Duffy confirms 1969 landing was indeed real after US celebrity on TV show says ‘I think it was fake’
Nasa has rejected comments made by Kim Kardashian about the 1969 moon landing and confirmed that it did, in fact, happen.
During Thursday’s episode of The Kardashians, the Skims founder questioned whether the space mission ever took place while noting her interest in conspiracy...
The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites – but they may just be using VPNs.
After unexpectedly strong sales and profits across its consumer and cloud businesses, the tech giant said another strong quarter might be ahead.
The company’s revenue rose to above $100 billion in the quarter for the first time and profit soared 86 percent.
Analysis of Montana fossils shows the battling predator was a fully grown Nanotyrannus, not a young T rex
The fossilised remains of two dinosaurs locked in combat have unleashed a fresh drama, suggesting diminutive specimens thought to be teenagers of Tyrannosaurus rex could instead belong to separate, smaller species.
The “duelling dinosaurs” fossil, which reveals a triceratops in battle...
Europe’s largest automaker said that a shortage of semiconductors could further hurt productivity.
Virgin Media O2 has partnered with Elon Musk firm Starlink to offer the service.
The pricing standoff between government and industry has stalled research and put thousands of jobs at risk
‘We want to see more investment flow to Britain,” the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, urged of big pharmaceutical companies this month, as she indicated that the government was willing to increase the price it pays for NHS drugs. Ministers are likely to announce a rethink on pricing soon,...
Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland.
In episode three, all of Tam’s lies come to a head and Stuart uncovers exactly where Tam was sourcing tea to supply to hotels and shops. At trial, Tam takes the stand and Richard and the Scottish growers finally get some answers. But what remains today of the nascent...
Microsoft 365 and its Azure cloud computing platform were hit with DNS issues, similar to the recent AWS outage.
The Silicon Valley company projected more spending this year and said it would continue in 2026 as it hires A.I. researchers and builds data centers to power the technology.
The internet company said profit for the quarter was up 33 percent, to just under $35 billion.
The company reported that it spent a higher-than-expected $34.9 billion in capital expenditures during its quarter.
The A.I. chip maker has become a linchpin in the Trump administration’s trade negotiations in Asia.
Lawyer says ‘difficult to understand’ rules on storage consent led to confusion and left clients ‘in limbo’
A group of more than 15 fertility patients are taking legal action to prevent their frozen embryos being destroyed as a result of administrative errors that could deny them a chance to have children.
The group, which includes people with cancer and fertility problems, froze gametes or...