Links

Key aspects of pyramid construction from quarry to completion. Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Live show in Alabama: http://bit.ly/VeRAOI The most common misconception about the pyramids is that they were built by slaves. Recent archeological evidence suggests they were instead construct

The Chinese province of Henan is building a surveillance system with face-scanning technology that can detect journalists and other "people of concern". Documents seen by BBC News describe a system that classifies journalists into a "traffic-light" system - green, amber and red.

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is expected to step down as chief executive of the company, according to media reports. Mr Dorsey founded Twitter in 2006, and has been serving as chief executive of both Twitter and payment firm Square.

Subscribe and 🔔 to OFFICIAL BBC YouTube 👉 https://bit.ly/2IXqEIn Stream original BBC programmes FIRST on BBC iPlayer 👉 https://bbc.in/2J18jYJ More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ymh67 Unique behaviour as a snail shell spider hoists an empty shell up high to saf

As the volume of cocaine trafficked into the Netherlands through the port city of Rotterdam increases, so too does the number of young men employed by criminal gangs to retrieve the drugs from among freight arriving from Latin America.

We're back in familiar territory - growing concern about a new variant of coronavirus. It has been named Omicron by the World Health Organization, following the pattern of Greek code-names like the Alpha and Delta variants.

Steve Varze, from Hackney, east London, will receive the eye on Thursday at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. It is hoped the eye will be more realistic than a traditional acrylic prosthetic eye.

Steve Liddiard has been named overall winner of the Historic Photographer of the Year Awards 2021, for his photo of the Whiteford Point Lighthouse in the Gower Peninsula, Wales.

Where is the universe expanding into? Where did the big bang happen? Sign up for my FREE Varsity Tutors class! → https://bit.ly/DiannaCowernVTClass2 Check out Varsity Tutors Club STEM! → https://www.varsitytutors.com/classes/clubs/curious-world-stem-club Support Physics Girl videos → https://

After a crime spree spanning decades, antique thief Thomas Gavin had just one explanation for his museum heists: he likes "collecting" old things. Mr Gavin, 78, has now been sentenced to one day in jail after being caught trying to sell a rare rifle dating back to the US Revolutionary War.

US defence officials have announced the launch of a task force to investigate reports of unidentified flying objects in restricted airspace. The group will assess objects of interest and "mitigate any associated threats", the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

A Chinese fashion photographer has apologised for her "ignorance" after a picture she shot for French luxury brand Dior sparked outrage.Chen Man's photo showed a woman who some Chinese netizens said perpetuated Western stereotypes of Asian faces.

Apple is suing Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and its parent company for allegedly targeting iPhone users with a hacking tool.

A Missouri man wrongfully convicted of a triple murder in 1978 and imprisoned for more than 42 years has been exonerated and released.Kevin Strickland, 62, has maintained his innocence since his arrest at age 18. He was sentenced in June 1979.

A manuscript with calculations made by Albert Einstein as he attempted to formulate his theory of relativity has sold at auction for $13m (£9.7m). The sale at Christie's auction house in Paris broke the record for an autographed scientific document.

The glass of froth-topped coffee being offered by Perumal Gandhi looks like any other latte you might enjoy during a morning stop at a café. Except, the milk in this cup did not come from a cow – it was produced by fungi.

Nasa's Dart mission wants to see how difficult it would be to stop a sizeable space rock from hitting Earth. The spacecraft will crash into an object called Dimorphos to see how much its speed and path can be altered.

The CubeSat is a small but mighty bit of tech. About the size of a shoebox, the tiny satellites were invented by Professor Bob Twiggs in 1999 as an educational tool for students. "They couldn't put very much in it, which was the real challenge.

Learn More about Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/SpaceTime/ Take the PBS Digital Studios audience survey: https://to.pbs.org/2021survey Black holes are a paradox. They are paradoxical because they simultaneously must exist but can’t, and so they break physics as we know it. Many physicists will

Hold on to your sorting hat, the original cast of the Harry Potter series are to reunite on screen to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first film, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone. The HBO Max special, titled Return to Hogwarts, will be released on 1 January, the network has said.

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Tens of thousands of people have been marching in the Belgian capital, Brussels, to protest against anti-Covid measures. Some protesters threw fireworks at police officers, who intervened with tear gas and water cannon.

It's 20 years since the boy wizard Harry Potter hit the big screen. In November 2001, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released in cinemas and it was cool for adults to be seen on beaches, buses or trains with their heads in one of the phenomenally-popular children's books.

A hundred years ago, colonial Bombay (now Mumbai) was convulsed by one of the most unusual riots in Indian history. Hindus and Muslims fought together on one side, joining hands against other groups. Historian Dinyar Patel writes about the lessons that moment holds for today's India.