Alien atmospheres recreated on Earth
Image copyright European Southern Observatory Image caption Super-Earths and mini-Neptunes have a radius between one to four times that of Earth Researchers have recreated the chemistry of atmospheres on distant…
Sir John Sulston human genome pioneer dies
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sir John had laboratories named after him at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute British genome pioneer Sir John Sulston has died aged 75. He…
Northamptonshire ‘racist’ teacher banned from profession
Image copyright Jim Smillie/Geograph Image caption Philip Pedley taught at Oundle School from 1990 to 2016 A history teacher who made “racist” comments to pupils has been banned from the…
Mum joins daughter at Warwickshire retirement village
It’s not often a mother follows in her daughter’s footsteps, but for Maureen that’s exactly what happened. The 88-year-old made the move from her home in Leamington Spa to a…
Trump told to mute Twitter critics, not block them, by New York judge
Image copyright @realDonaldTrump/Twitter Image caption The US president has more than 48 million followers on Twitter A judge has advised US President Donald Trump to mute rather than block his…
Fake news ‘travels faster’, study finds
Image copyright Getty Images A study of 126,000 rumours and false news stories spread on Twitter over a period of 11 years found that they travelled faster and reached more…
Burger-flipping robot taken offline after one day
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: Flippy the burger robot gets to work Flippy the burger-flipping robot that started work this week in a California restaurant has…
Obamas ‘in talks to make Netflix shows’
Image copyright Getty Images Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are in talks to produce shows for Netflix, according to the New York Times. The couple would…
UK parents help less with homework
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Parents in the UK admire their children’s teachers, but they are too busy to help with the homework Parents in the UK are much…
Young people and loneliness: ‘What happens when we fail?’
Image copyright Getty Images “There can be so much disappointment and loneliness because we are encouraged to aspire and have ambitions – and then what happens when we fail? “Maybe…