News, features and analysis from the BBC Science & Environment news desk.
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China shares rare moon rocks with US despite trade war bbc.in/3YPUqED
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Buried deep in the @BBCNews site, a story we’ve worked on for many months:
Dive into life in the polar bear capital of the world. W/ advice from a wise teen about why you might hit a bear on the nose!
@PolarBears @katestephred bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yg…
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A piece we’ve been working on for a while: What in the deep bedrock of Earth will the UK do with its nuclear waste - material that remains hazardous to humans for thousands of years. @katestephred @clairecorkhill @BBCNews
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A stormy summer and a badly broken wing didn’t give this young white-tailed eagle the best chance of survival. Then its parents did something very strange - they kept taking care of it. #natureisamazing
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Want a half-hour escape into #Antarctic wilderness this weekend? Spectacular wildlife & fascinating scientific discoveries on @BBCWorld & - in the UK - any time you like on @BBCiPlayer
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From @BBCRadio3, @DrMatthewSweet hits you in the gut with a disgusting edition of @BBCFreeThinking with @elsacrichardson,@BrendanMcGeever and @MrMMarsh - but why the bottle of wine? listen to find out bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001mvd…
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3D printed food from @CUSEAS. @blutinger makes cheesecake with lasers. @jimmy_wales on ChatGPT + #Wikipedia also Snezana Curcic w. Bollywood + the #Multiverse. In the pod @esteelauder make up app for the visually impaired w. @blindgirlvlogs @missfernlulham
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A draft law has been tabled in the Ugandan parliament which would criminalise anyone identifying as LGBTQ+.
If passed, the law could mean 10 years in jail for people who say they are gay. What does life look like for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda?
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.@jimmy_wales on bots and #Wikipedia slowdowns. 6G – what we can expect and when, and #computer labs for schoolchildren in rural #Kenya w. @WairimuGitahi
In the #pod: what really happened to @GarethM’s keyfob under that #TV transmitter:
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We look at #biometrics this week. We are using fingerprints and #facialrecognition to access our banking, work emails and healthcare systems. But who is in control of our digital identity? With @hare_brain BBC’s Howard Zhang and @alicelthwaite
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The app that’s helping spot enemy drones in #Ukriane. Landslides + floods in #Brazil - could the country’s #supercomputers have provided better weather predictions w. @angelicamari? And citizen tech in #Taiwan tackling illegal factories @ShiromaTSilva
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A <$1 smart glove shows the position of a baby in the womb @UCL_NanoLab @WEISS_UCL + could save lives. @hfishaay visits @bodleianlibs @BDLSS w. @chiara_beta on the @FactumFound 3D imaging project revealing the past + #WiFi sees thru walls @CarnegieMellon
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Computers in self-driving cars could produce similar amounts of greenhouse gases to data centres @MIT @IEEEXplore @soumya_sudhakar. How to fix Brazil’s antisocial media @boomartins @angelicamari and getting South Africa connected @RaniSinghjourno reports:
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Listener Volodymyr Bielikov tells us how he gets #online in #Ukraine during #poweroutages. Also #AI created #avatars undressed + #virtual employees @gboddington @chengevelyn @cnbc + age verification with #AI, reporter @ShiromaTSilva checks out @getyoti
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Customers of @ShopeeTH say money missing from bank accounts wo authorisation, company stops bank transfer payments, but say #phishing #scams to blame. #facialrecognition plans dropped in Sao Paulo + #3Dprinted violins for $7USD with @mary_beth_brown.
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Musical protest, robo-plants & the very foundation of life on Earth on the line. Our #BBCInsideScience #biodiversity special on @BBCRadio4 at 1630 & @BBCSounds. Huge thanks to everyone who took the time to talk to us #COP15
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Modelling #cyclones with a virtual #supercomputer made of #mobiles #DreamLab @VodafoneFdn @Grantham_IC. Also explaining the #fediverse with Cindy Cohn @EFF and the Seeing Ai #app tested by @missfernlulham – can it help ‘read’ instructions on medicines?
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This week #robots that can build themselves @MIT Center for Bits & Atoms, war on words on #Wikipedia @ShiromaTSilva reports and #AI used in predicting #suicide - does it work and could it do more harm than good?
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What might happen with #twitter? @billt + what you should do now + @angelicamari on the impact in #Brazil. @dgwbirch analysing #Pixpayments 2 years from launch. What's new in @WhatsApp + could #gaming be good for the #brain? @DJChrisBerrow
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A web programme that allows #Iran authorities to track protestors by changing #network coverage
@samfbiddle @theintercept. Also @Europol on policing the #Metaverse with @EmmaWoollacott + artist @hollyherndon explains the tech behind @hollyplus_ new single
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