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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Frenzied bee ball wins top prize

It's a manic moment as male cactus bees envelop a single female. But who in this amorous scrum will emerge lucky and get to mate with her? This remarkable picture, captured by Karine Aigner, is the grand title winner in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Reacting To The Assassination of Robert Kennedy | The Dick Cavett Show

Dick Cavett and guests react and respond to Senator Kennedy's shooting and discuss America's violent reputation, a rise in gun violence and the Vietnam War. Date aired - 6/6/1968 - Robert Vaughn, Dr David Abrahamsen, Roy Wilkins #RobertKennedy #DickCavett For clip licensing opportunities please

Arthur C. Clarke Does Not Believe In The Bermuda Triangle | The Dick Cavett Show

English science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke discusses his plans to watch the final Apollo flight to the Moon, Apollo 17, rumours about the Bermuda Triangle and the recent discovery of space pulsars, first believed to be signals from other intelligent lifeforms in space. Date aired - July 12, 19

Mark Zuckerberg reveals new Quest Pro VR headset

Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new VR headset, the Quest Pro, at an online event held for developers. With a price tag of $1,499 (£1,300), Quest Pro is almost four times the price of Meta's current headset, the Quest 2, which starts at $399.

Nasa's Dart spacecraft 'changed path of asteroid'

The American space agency says its recent attempt to deflect the path of an asteroid was successful. Scientists have now confirmed the orbit of a 160m-wide (520ft) space rock known as Dimorphos was altered when the Dart probe struck it head on last month.

Ashley Wadsworth murder: 'What were her last words - did she ask for us?'

For years, Jack Sepple and Ashley Wadsworth were modern-day pen pals who used the internet to bridge the 4,500-mile (7,242km) distance between them. But just months after 19-year-old Ashley decided to leave Canada to start a new life living with Sepple in the UK, he murdered her. What happened?

Lucy Letby: Nurse denies baby murders at start of trial

Lucy Letby, 32, denied a total of 22 charges at the start of her trial at Manchester Crown Court. The counts related to five boys' and two girls' deaths and alleged incidents involving five boys and five girls at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.

Elon Musk wades into China and Taiwan tensions

Beijing and Taipei have spoken out after Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said Taiwan should become a special administrative zone of China. The world's richest man said in a Financial Times interview he believed the two governments could reach a "reasonably palatable" arrangement.

Boogie Nights: How Hollywood and porn shaped each other

It's my idea to make a film that the story just sucks them in… [so] they can't move until they find out how the story ends… It's my dream to make a film that is true and right and dramatic.

John Simpson: Zelensky strikes all the right notes

It's always a temptation to see great wars as a clash between individuals - Napoleon against Wellington, Churchill against Hitler - but it's usually a mistake. There's vastly more going on in a war across continents than simply a duel between two people.

Tesla's Optimus and the problem with humanoids

Fans of Tesla and Elon Musk were enthralled by the unveiling of Optimus, a prototype humanoid robot, in California last week. And while the fans hate any perceived criticism, Mr Musk himself has said Optimus is nowhere near market-ready.

A new mission to see Titanic

Four-hundred miles from St Johns, Newfoundland, in the choppy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, a large industrial vessel swayed from side to side. Onboard, Stockton Rush expressed a vision for the future: The full story is airing this weekend on BBC World News' The Travel Show.

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Easter Island: Sacred statues damaged by wild fire

An unknown number of the stone-carved statues have been affected by the blaze, Chile's cultural heritage undersecretary said. Easter Island has nearly 1,000 of the megaliths, known as moai. They have oversized heads and generally stand about 4m (13ft) high.

Africa's week in pictures: 30 September - 6 October 2022

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The controversy over an incredible archaeological discovery

It would be an irony that Shakespeare might have appreciated if a film revolving around a quest to clear the name of one Richard were to tarnish the name of another.

What Happens When You Break a Vial of Radioactive Tritium?

In this video I break open some vials of tritium to see if it actually in creases the local radioactivity in the area around me. I use a Geiger counter to check for beta radiation. I also explain what beta decay is. Where I got the Chernobyl miniature: https://radiascan.com/chernobyl-bronze Watch

Stem cell patch surgery to mend spina bifida in the womb

US doctors say they have successfully carried out surgery on babies in the womb to repair harmful spine defects using a special, therapeutic stem cell patch method.

Space, the unseen frontier in the war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has underlined the growing importance of space to armies on the ground. In an interview with the BBC, the head of the US Space Force, General Jay Raymond, describes it as the "first war where commercial space capabilities have really played a significant role".

Matilda review: Film brings out Dahl's dark side

People often talk about the darkness in Roald Dahl's children's books – and it's true, he doesn't hold back on references to bullying, poverty, death, and the dangers of being addicted to chewing gum.

Three scientists win Nobel for chemistry 'Lego'

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has gone to three scientists for their work on linking molecules together, known as "click" chemistry. Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and Barry Sharpless' work allows molecules to link together, like Lego pieces.

Hans Niemann 'likely cheated' in more than 100 games, investigation finds

BBC News journalist and Fide Master chess playerA chess player at the centre of a cheating row gripping the game "likely" cheated in more than 100 games online, according to an investigation.

Asteroid struck by Nasa probe leaves 10,000km trail

BBC NewsA new image shows that an asteroid which was deliberately struck by Nasa's Dart probe has left a trail of debris stretching thousands of kilometres. A telescope in Chile captured the remarkable image of a comet-like plume spreading behind the giant rock.

Why does time go forwards, not backwards?

When Isaac Newton published his famous Principia in 1687, his three elegant laws of motion solved a lot of problems. Without them, we couldn't have landed people on the Moon 282 years later.

Why short-sightedness is on the rise

In the late 1980s and 1990s, parents in Singapore began noticing a worrying change in their children. On the whole, people's lives in the small, tropical nation were improving hugely at the time. Access to education, in particular, was transforming a generation and opening the gates to prosperity.