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Titanic watch sells for £98,000 at auction
Oscar Scott Woody's watch is frozen at the time he went into the cold North Atlantic when the ship sank on 14 April, 1912. It was recovered from the ocean and returned to his wife Leila the following month.
Musk lifts Donald Trump's Twitter ban
Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has said Donald Trump's account has been reinstated after running a poll in which users narrowly backed the move. But the former US president may not return to the platform, earlier saying: "I don't see any reason for it".
Artemis: Nasa expects humans to live on Moon this decade
Humans could stay on the Moon for lengthy periods during this decade, a Nasa official has told the BBC. Howard Hu, who leads the Orion lunar spacecraft programme for the agency, said habitats would be needed to support scientific missions.
Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi leader given US immunity over Khashoggi killing
The US has determined that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Mr Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the government in Riyadh, was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.
Adnan Oktar: TV cult preacher jailed for 8,658 years in Turkey
Image source, Getty ImagesA court in Turkey has sentenced a televangelist, who surrounded himself with young women he referred to as his "kittens", to 8,658 years in prison.Adnan Oktar, who has been described as a cult leader, was convicted of sexual assault and abuse of minors.
Winchcombe meteorite bolsters Earth water theory
By Jonathan AmosBBC Science Correspondent@BBCAmosA meteorite that crashed on the Gloucestershire town of Winchcombe last year contained water that was a near-perfect match for that on Earth.
Astronomer in Twitter limbo over 'intimate' meteor
An astronomer from Oxfordshire has been locked out of her Twitter account since August 2022, when she shared a video of a meteor which was flagged by the site's automated moderation tools.
Could the Universe End by Tearing Apart Every Atom?
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Of all the unlikely ends of the universe, the Big Rip has to be the most spectacular. Galaxies ripped to shreds, dogs and cat first living together, then tragica
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Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket lifts off Earth
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.BBC Science CorrespondentThe American space agency Nasa has launched its most powerful ever rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The 100m-tall Artemis vehicle climbed skyward in a stupendous mix of light and sound.
Artemis I: A giant rocket to set new space records
After an absence of 50 years, Nasa is returning to the Moon. This time the programme is named after Artemis, the Greek goddess of the Moon and twin sister of Sun god Apollo.
Leprosy: Ancient disease able to regenerate organs
Leprosy bacteria may hold the secret to safely repairing and regenerating the body, researchers at the University of Edinburgh say. Animal experiments have uncovered the bacteria's remarkable ability to almost double the size of livers by stimulating healthy growth.
Ukraine war: Poland reportedly hit amid heavy Russian strikes
Missiles have landed in Poland near its border with Ukraine, killing two people, reports say. The reports came after Russia launched a wave of attacks across Ukraine, but it is not yet clear what has happened.
Google to pay record $391m privacy settlement
Google will pay $391.5m (£330m) to settle allegations about how it collects data from users. The technology giant tracked the location of users who opted out of location services on their devices, 40 US states said.
How humanity created 'sky puppies'
In a factory in Japan, a million farm animals are being carefully tended. Just a few days before, they twisted themselves out of their sand-like eggs and into the wide world. Now they're minuscule walnut-brown caterpillars – mere commas on the neatly folded sheets of white fabric they inhabit.
As the 8 billionth child is born, who were 5th, 6th and 7th?
The UN says the world's population has hit eight billion, just 11 years after passing the seven-billion milestone. After a big surge in the middle of the 20th Century, population growth is already slowing down.
Pakistan's lost city of 40,000 people
A slight breeze cut through the balmy heat as I surveyed the ancient city around me. Millions of red bricks formed walkways and wells, with entire neighbourhoods sprawled out in a grid-like fashion.
Harvard negotiator explains how to argue | Dan Shapiro
Dan Shapiro, the head of Harvard’s International Negotiation program, shares 3 keys to a better argument.
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Zimbabwe's dilemma over deadly elephant attacks
Tinashe Farawo had the grim task of delivering the mutilated body of a 30-year-old farmer who had been trampled to death by an elephant in northern Zimbabwe to his distraught family.
Climate change: Dimming Earth, mustard shortages and other odd side-effects
Birdsong, snowdrops, blossom and midge bites - these are not things you associate with November in the north of England. But these are just some of the milder side effects of a warming world.
Air pollution: Uncovering the dirty secret behind BP’s bumper profits
Far removed from the world leaders making climate pledges at COP, are people like Ali Hussein Julood, a young leukaemia survivor living on an Iraqi oil field co-managed by BP.
Life on Mars? Australian rocks may hold clues for Nasa rover
Rocks in the Australian Outback dating back 3.5 billion years may help scientists work out whether there has ever been life on Mars. Researchers studying the Australian rocks say only ancient microbes could have shaped them the way they are.
Ukraine war: Russians kept in the dark by internet search
In many places, searching the web is a gateway to a wider world of information, but in Russia, it is part of a system that helps trap people in an alternative reality.
'Leap forward' in tailored cancer medicine
People with untreatable cancers have had their immune system redesigned to attack their own tumours. The experimental study involved only 16 patients, but has been called a "leap forward" and a "powerful" demonstration of the potential of such technology.
Police officer killed in Brussels knife attack
Image source, T ThielemansImage caption, Brussels North railway station in BelgiumA police officer has been killed and another has been stabbed in a knife attack in Belgium's capital, Brussels, a judicial official said.