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The world’s tallest mountain is growing taller, and scientists think they know why. We speak to Adam Smith, co-author of the study from University College London. The UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station has closed, with Simon Lewis, professor of global change science at UCL. 

Plus, why has musician Aurora performed a gig in the Arctic?

Also in this episode:

• Storm Helene: Electric vehicle saltwater fire risk
• Pine martens return to the South West of England for the first time in more than a century
• Daniel Kaluuya to be recognised with statue in London's Leicester Square

Check out this week's episode of Sustainable Travel: why nature tourism can be such a life-enhancing experience.

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NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov successfully arrive at the ISS, to bring home Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.

Plus, scientists at the University of Southampton are testing a new propulsion system which could allow far deeper space voyages, using metals collected and harvested from planets as fuel. Tech & Science Daily speak to lead scientist Dr Minkwan Kim.

Also in this episode:

• Why do lizards blow bubbles underwater? with Dr Lindsey Swierk, lead researcher on the study. Watch here.
• London NFL 2024’s Digital Athlete: we speak to Julie Souza, Global Head of Sports at Amazon Web Services
• 'Weak' turtles washed up on UK shores released back into the sea by Royal Navy

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In an interview with our sister podcast, Brave New World, one of the most famous faces of alternative medicine on the planet, Deepak Chopra, explains how any of us can receive spiritual guidance from his new digital AI twin.

We speak to the Met Office as category 4 Hurricane Helene makes landfall in north-west Florida.

And, Daniel Keane, the London Standard’s Health Reporter, joins us to explain why scientists are urging parents to get their children vaccinated amid rising cases of whooping cough and measles.

Also in this episode:

• The Prime Minister’s plans for AI with our Political Editor, Nicholas Cecil
• Over 3,500 seals live in Thames Estuary, showing a healthy habitat still exists

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Scientists are sounding the alarm over the potential dark side of SpaceX’s Starlink. We hear from Dr Sam Lawler, an Associate Professor of Astronomy at Campion College at the University of Regina, who is one scientist raising the concerns.

19 train stations across the UK have had their Wi-Fi networks hacked, including 10 of London’s biggest. Tech & Science Daily speak to cyber security expert Richard Bingley, about everything we know so far and why this is the latest public service to be targeted.

Also in this episode:

• Meta unveils new augmented reality glasses Orion
• Why playing video games might actually be good for you
• Terminator creator joins board of AI company
• A zoo in Finland returns two giant pandas to China
• Sorry gamers, the Assassin's Creed Shadows release date has been delayed…

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• BA’s Director of Sustainability on the airline’s $11 million deal to purchase carbon removal credits
• Scientists say octopuses share leadership with fish when hunting
• Ready for some nostalgia? We speak to our social media editor Sophie Butcher as Tamagotchi opens a store in London.

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The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning as millions of people across the country face experiencing more than a month’s worth of rain in just 24 hours.

Scientists discover sea birds such as penguins and albatrosses have highly touch-sensitive areas of their beaks to help them find food. Lead author Dr Carla du Toit from Cambridge’s Department of Earth Sciences tells Tech & Science Daily about their study.

Do you have a bit of morbid curiosity? The curator of a new London exhibition about serial killers tells us how visitors can delve into the minds of the likes of Ted Bundy and Jeffery Dahmer with the help of virtual reality.

Plus, how archeologists have finally solved the mystery behind an English knight's tombstone, and good news for chocoholics as a new healthy and sustainable chocolate could be on the way...

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Conservationists are calling for increased protection of seabeds and coastal habitats around Britain to protect underwater carbon stores in the battle against climate change - interview with Tom Brook of WWF-UK on Blue Carbon Mapping Project. Vast glacier ‘could be lost by 23rd century’. DNA laser crystal storage project ‘to reboot humanity in billions of years'

Also in this episode:

• Blood test early warning for child diabetes
• Antidepressant ‘unexpectedly effective’ fighting brain tumours
• Why are ‘bison bridges’ being built in Kent?

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Astronomers at California Institute of Technology have discovered the longest pair of black hole jets ever found - in a galaxy seven-and-a-half billion light years away. Ghost arrests: how police infiltrated messaging app. Aggressive prostate cancer: new treatment techniques research.

Also in this episode:

• Test flight success for $125K space balloon tour
• Hidden ‘structures’ revealed beneath Mars
• Quarter of young Londoners unvaccinated for measles
• Zoom fatigue? Worst video-call backgrounds revealed

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A British neurosurgeon has successfully led a 14-hour operation to separate one-year-old twin girls. Our health reporter, Daniel Keane, explains the fascinating details including how mixed reality technology played a crucial part.

An extremely rare supermoon which coincided with a partial lunar eclipse happened last night… did you see it?

Plus, why Earth is set to get a 'second moon' later this month.

Also in this episode:

• Actor James Nesbitt’s reaction to AI voice cloning scam warning issued by bank
• National 'butterfly emergency' is declared
• Why some pigs have smaller brains than their piggy cousins
• First look at Robert Pattinson’s new sci-fi film Mickey 17, where he plays a 'dead astronaut'

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Apple has released its much-awaited iOS 18 update - let’s examine what software includes for owners of a second-generation iPhone SE, XR or newer. Covid variant XEC: what’s known about new variant. Titan deaths inquiry: last words from doomed submersible.

Also in this episode: 

• Meta will train AI on UK Facebook & Instagram posts
• Turtle release in after successful UK rehab
• Blood flown by drone to beat London jams
• Beavers born in English country after 400 years

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