Nasa boss, Senator Bill Nelson, has said he personally believes in aliens. It comes as the space agency announces its landmark report findings into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) - also known commonly as UFOs.

Nintendo Direct 2023: Peach gets a Barbie-like transformation in the upcoming Princess Peach: Showtime game.

Release date announced for second part of Final Fantasy 7 remake revealed at PlayStation State of Play event.

Also in this episode:

• Study suggests cardiac arrest patients had perception, dreams or memories.
• World’s first known dog-fox hybrid discovered in Brazil after being hit by car
• Gold particles that trick tumours into ‘self-destruct mode’ annihilate most aggressive form of cancer
• UK butterfly numbers at highest level since 2019
• Robots made from dead spiders and ‘smart toilets’ among winners of this year’s Ig Nobel awards

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The UK’s top UFO expert, Nick Pope, gives his verdict on the viral Mexican ‘alien corpses’ claims.

We speak to British endurance athlete, Lewis Pugh, after he just finished a 315-mile swim along the Hudson in New York with the aim to highlight river health

Tech leaders agree on Artificial Intelligence regulation but remain divided on how in a Washington forum.

Also in this episode:

• Olivia Rodrigo and Liverpool FC join WhatsApp as Channels feature launches
• Backlash after Virgin Galactic carries human ancestor remains to space: ‘This is not science’
• The science behind why your dog knows where you keep the treats
• ‘World’s largest movie screen’ revealed by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky 

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The Evening Standard’s David Phelan shares everything you need to know about the new iPhone 15 line-up and watch models from Apple HQ in California. 

MPs look into making the UK an astronomical superpower. A respiratory health device - that could help up to 3.9 million Brits - is named the UK winner of the James Dyson Award.

Also in this episode:

• Nintendo to wind down Mario Kart Tour mobile game
• Study finds inflammatory signs for teenage depression differ between boys and girls
• Fossil tracks in South Africa may be oldest evidence yet of humans wearing footwear
• Old robot dogs need forever homes too

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Nasa has revealed that a distant exoplanet could have ‘signs of life’. The space agency says that carbon dioxide and methane have been detected in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18 b - which is more than eight times the size of Earth.

Invasive red fire ants with painful bites spotted in Europe. Plus, we hear about the Loughborough University student’s device that detects rugby concussions in just 10 seconds.

Also in this episode:

• Latest on MGM International resorts 'cyber incident'
• Death of scientist who led team which cloned Dolly the sheep
• Experts warn of e-waste issues over iPhone charging port switch
• COPD cure could come from transplanting patient’s own lung cells
• Jackdaws ditch friends to gain food but stick with family
• Spotify denies ‘30-second trick’ could make you rich

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The iPhone 15’s incremental changes, no folding phones, and will we see more of the Vision Pro headset? Meta’s stocking up on chips to train its AI chatbot. Was September’s seven-day heatwave due to climate change? Why Tim Burton’s not happy with AI-generated art. In this episode:

• Our Tech Reporter Saqib Shah on the Apple Event 2023
• Met Office Meteorologist Alex Burkill explains September’s record heatwave
• BMW to make new electric mini in UK
• Maritime sector calls for £2bn to decarbonise ‘world-leading’ industry
• Exeter centre enabling switch from diesel engines
• Tim Burton hits out at AI-generated art

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Ministers suggest Online Safety Bill measures can safeguard children and fight crime while also ensuring encryption messaging privacy, but they’re betting on future tech to be invented - analysis with Index on Censorship’s Nik Williams. Treating video games addiction, with gaming disorder therapist Jeremy Edge, who runs Dallas-based escapingthe.com. Also in this episode:

• Good manners online matter, says Headspace psychologist Dr Sophie Mort
• Is your home under a UFO hotspot?
• Pink’s Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon brain test art
• Are pigs electric...Bavaria’s radioactive wild boars

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Consumer group Which? has delved into the scary fine print of popular smart devices from doorbells to washing machines - we ask their consumer expert Harry Kind how to protect privacy at home. Was Starfield ‘speed run’ really completed in three hours? Human embryo models built from stem cells in lab at Israel’s Weizmann Institute. Never mind Brexit - UK back in EU Horizon science research scheme.

Also in this episode:

• Explosion like ‘billions of suns’ spotted in cosmos
• Mystery over squishy ‘alien gold egg’ found on Alaska seabed
• Summer 2023 hottest ever, finds EU Copernicus climate service
• Boiling polar bears express relief for fish ice cubes.

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A study by University of Edinburgh and China’s Zhejiang University School of Medicine suggests obesity and alcohol consumption are contributing to a rise in global cancer cases among younger people. Dump the smartwatch - it’s royal timepiece tech from 1808, with London Science Museum’s Anna Rolls. Fake ticket scams alert on Facebook and Twitter. Brits stranded in torrential storms on Greek island.

Also in this episode:

• Darpa’s moon base defence plan.
• Shoulders and elbows were ‘brakes’ for climbing apes
• The 34 million-year-old whale skull...found on farm
• Poseidon adventure...2,800-year-old Greek temple discovery

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• Underwater ‘Bond villain lair’ for marine biologists
• History of plants ‘rewritten’
• Ice Age clue to modern coastal erosion
• Ewww...NYC rat tours i n rodent boom

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Crew of four SpaceX astronauts splash down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after six months aboard the International Space Station. Back from brink of extinction: America’s red wolves. Police probe death at wash-out Burning Man festival. The 1,700mph supersonic Boom jet nears debut flight.

Also in this episode:

• California Forever: tech bros paradise
• Does does long covid cause brain fog?
• Microsoft’s AI backpack will ‘see and hear’ while you're wearing it
• Hunters kill 60-stone biggest alligator - but is it cruel?

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