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Visiting Mars is one step closer as a lunch-box-sized device called Moxie produces breathable oxygen. The tech has been to the red planet as part of Nasa’s Perseverance rover mission. IFA Berlin: Nokia on new sustainable phones and how the new ‘circular’ subscription service works. Friendly robots helping to detect wellbeing issues in kids, we speak to the scientist…Plus: Unlocking your shoe: Balmain Paris teams up with Pokémon Unite Red tide kills thousands of fish in the San Francisco Bay Area North Sea wind farm claims title of world's largest Why a stroll by rivers and canals offers mental health support Titanic in 8k footage reveals wreckage in greatest ever seen detailFollow us on Twitter #TechScienceDaily Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Using AI to help Nasa land on the moon, we speak to the UK scientists working with Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on where to land the Artemis 3 rocket. In the meantime, Nasa hope to try launching the Artemis 1 moon rocket again this week. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service are rehearsing nuclear disaster procedures. Scientist behind the DNA technology that’s cracked a cold-case medieval mystery, shining new light on Jewish history.Plus:Extreme venom found in Black Widow spider bitesPoo transplants to help hundreds of people suffering with a superbugBack to school: Dope Black Dads founder, Marvyn Harrison, joins us as a poll says parents feel less digitally intelligent than their kidsWhy scientists are using tech found at your dentist to study coral under the seaFind us on Twitter #TechScienceDaily Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Could the Artemis 1 rocket relaunch on Friday? How NFTs are infiltrating our Facebook feeds, and doing your weekly shop using WhatsApp. Also in this episode:Woman survives cancer against the odds thanks to experimental drugModified grass offers possible solution to global CO² problemLogitech’s new handheld gaming device leakedScientists find clues to what makes jellyfish 'immortal' as they unlock genetic codeHot weather helps exotic fruits grow in the UKFollow us on Twitter #TechScienceDaily Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Volcanic rocks discovered by Nasa’s Perseverance Mars rover on the floor of the Red Planet’s 3.7-billion-year-old Jezero Crater are offering a tempting clue to how the Martian climate evolved. Energy crisis: Russia burns gas off as bills rocket. Scientist on possible human future for organs grown from mouse stem cells. SpaceX and T-Mobile satellite plan to kill off world’s mobile ‘dead zones’. International Dog Day: Walkies help fight canine dementia. Is Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 worth buying - and how long might it last? Good night’s sleep link to reducing stroke risk. Did seven-million-year-old human ancestors walk on two feet? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A pioneering womb cancer test could reduce time taken to diagnose women with the condition by helping them to receive treatment much faster than is currently available. Interview with first author Dr Chiara Herzog, researcher at Innsbruck’s European Translational Oncology Prevention and Screening Institute. Race stereotyping row as virtual TikTok AI rapper FN Meka dropped by record label. Study finds stopping statins treatment early “could reduce protection against heart disease”. Inventor’s journey from Dragon’s Den solar-powered litter bins to robot delivery magnate - interview with Academy of Robotics founder William Sachiti. Nice weather for penguins as rain pours on annual animal weigh-in at London Zoo. Plex data breach: usernames, email and passwords leaked. Drought reveals 113 million-year-old T-Rex cousin dinosaur footprints.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter has hit back over whistleblower claims that the social network has security holes placing personal - and allegedly even national security - data at risk. Interview with top anthropologist, Loughborough University’s Emeritus professor Barry Bogin, on chronic stress stunting child growth - and how cost-of-living crisis and food poverty will worsen condition. Facebook troll attack sees pages deluged with celeb spam. England Lioness Jess Carter on returning to Wembley Stadium for a FIFA 22 gaming tournament, plus EXCEL ESPORTS professional FIFA player Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing. What could possibly go wrong...Mastercard and Binance bring crypto to the high street. The dugong, the mammal that inspired old seafarers’ tales of mermaids, has been declared as functionally extinct in China. Heartbreak: Nightmare for collector as ‘world’s oldest Nintendo cards’ are wrecked in unboxing.Find us on Twitter #TechScienceDaily Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Stunning' images of Jupiter revealed through Nasa’s super cosmic spyglass show auroras and giant storms swirling around the gaseous giant. Elon Musk lodges subpoena for Jack Dorsey over failing Twitter deal. Why a solar clock could predict internet-killing rays fired at Earth. Dementia: poor heart health ‘predicts premature brain ageing’. Fibre optic technology is increasingly used to make hair-thin medical devices help doctors peer inside the human body - but the problem is they take a long time to make, until now. Right to Repair: Apple extends self-repair support to Macbooks. Why rare vibrant flowers are blooming on the Atacama Desert in northern Chile and endangered Philippine spotted deer born at Newquay Zoo is doing well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gaming giant Sony is being sued for £5 billion over claims of over-charging for games and purchases while playing the titles. Countdown to first Nasa Moon shot since Apollo 17. Could VR smart glasses help nurses spend more time with patients? Deep brain stimulation study hope to treat depression. Why Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse avatar looked well basic. Concerns monitors to check sewage in sea ‘not working’. Quartz rock crystals found at Stone Age burial site. Food waste chef is TikTok hit to help inflation-hit families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Update required as Apple admits a major security risk for iPhones, iPads and iMacs that could allow hackers to take complete control of the devices. Plus an Apple iPhone 14 launch date? Marvel’s new She-Hulk series - is the CGI any good? Self-driving vehicles ‘on UK roads by 2025’ could create 38,000 jobs. The evolution of a frog’s brain and how they evade predators in first ever study. One in every ten Reddit users publishes toxic posts. Harmful 'forever chemicals' found in makeup can now be destroyed. A food crop breakthrough ‘could help alleviate food shortages’, Elon Musk’s Twitter claims doubted by online bot researchers and the Pokémon World Championships have started in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An asteroid crater that could be related to the one that wiped out the dinosaurs has been found beneath the Atlantic Ocean. The five-mile dent to Earth was discovered by Dr Uisdean Nicholson who explains the next stages of investigation. A ‘cannibal’ solar storm is heading for Earth sparking a northern light exhibition in the sky.. Google: Alphabet’s invested more than any one else into Crypto. Why British Bumble Bees have endured a century of stress, how an ancient creature with no bum isn’t our earliest ancestor, and is WhatsApp bringing back your deleted past messages? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.