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Did Russia steal the plans for the Oxford-Astra Zeneca Covid vaccine and clone it to create their own Sputnik V version? Expectant mums are being urged to get a jab as it’s revealed nearly a fifth of all critically ill patients with Covid in England are pregnant women. Blue Origin’s released footage of William Shatner getting ready to become the oldest human to ever fly into space. Brace yourselves… the Earth’s about to get hit by an enormous solar flare. OceanX reveals more about a “massive” mysterious creature filmed during a search of a shipwreck in the Red Sea. The first lunar rocks brought back to Earth in more than 40 years appear to have revealed a secret. Nuclear and particle physicists are working on an Electron-Ion collider that will let them see the quarks and gluons found inside protons. And finally, will electric cars ever appear in the Fast and Furious franchise? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview with Tom Scott, professor of Nuclear Materials at the University of Bristol, who’s returned from his fourth site visit in Ukraine. Twitch data hack: now Amazon blames ‘configuration error’ for data leak. Well done, Britain - you’re eating less meat and it’s helping save our planet. China Moon shot: Chang’e-5 robot has collected ‘youngest lava’ from lunar surface. Major discovery as Nasa’s Perseverance rover finds evidence of Martian lake. Elon Musk says he’ll move Tesla from California to Texas after California Covid row. Listen up, Apple! Microsoft to study your right to repair Windows computers and Xboxes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The tech giant’s engineers are scrambling to discover how a hacker found a way into its e-sports streaming platform to apparently post the valuable source code online. Now British MPs ask Facebook whistleblower to ‘break wall of secrecy’ in evidence. Have digital art-lovers been scammed for thousands in NFT ‘Evolved Apes’ sale? Suggestive jokes, dodgy character names and flirting removed from World of Warcraft. Interview with Ireland rugby star Brian O’Driscoll on how data’s deployed to analyse ‘big hits’ in contact sport. Better protection from Covid if you’ve had virus and been jabbed, study finds. Fetch the lemon mayo...crayfish among invasive species ‘pushing lakes to ecosystem collapse’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitch and OnlyFans also told to ensure footage linked to child abuse, terrorism and racism does not appear on their platforms - or face fines. Senator says Facebook faces “Big Tobacco moment” after whistleblower’s user safety bombshell. Kanye West wearables: rapper ‘plans Donda-branded smart watches and activity monitors’. Amazon opens Lidl-style British bricks-and-mortar department store. Scientists win Nobel Chemistry Prize for molecule-mirroring work. Real Welsh dragon - a 215-million-year-old dinosaur the size of a chicken is world’s oldest carnivore. More time spent exercising helps children think better, study finds. ‘Genius’ dogs are experts at memory recall tasks - can they beat internet-addled humans? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What caused the Facebook outage? Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for the global outage that took the entire company offline. Climate change wins the Nobel prize in Physics awarding the three researchers with nearly a million dollars. Drones free-fall from the sky during a light show in China. Electric brain implants have the world abuzz after being found to cure one woman’s depression. 2035 is the year Boris Johnson believes all UK electricity will come from clean energy sources. A UAE satellite is destined for the asteroid belt. COP26 will showcase art created from South Pole snowfall – from over two centuries ago. Also, it’s a trip into outer space for one Russian movie crew.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nobel prize has been awarded jointly to two US scientists who figured out the mysteries of how people feel touch and temperature. A whistleblower who leaked a trove of Facebook's secret files has revealed her own identity. Could this be the first launch of a hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine? A top climate scientist has quit the Science Museum in London’s board over fossil fuel sponsorship. Music prescriptions for people with neurologic injuries and diseases like Alzheimers. The original voice of Siri joins the campaign for a more accessible web. Plus, Barbie inspires young girls with zero-gravity flight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest on that trove of internal Facebook research documents unearthed by the Wall Street Journal, which its being reported reveal followers of social media celebrities experience greater negative feelings about themselves. Thinking tout loud...Ed Sheeran’s using blockchain to fight concert ticket scalpers. It IS safe for people to get the flu and Covid vaccines at same time, NHS clinical trial finds. X-ray scientists reveal secret letters between Marie-Antoinette and rumoured Swedish lover. GTA Remastered Trilogy could be a ‘step closer’ after South Korea name registration.No time for special effects...Daniel Craig says he never got used to 007 tech wizardry. SpaceX Dragon cargo ship zooms back to home to Earth from ISS packed with research cargo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cyber scientists from Birmingham and Surrey Universities claim to have found a tap-to-pay flaw they say could allow hackers to make unlimited contactless payments - all paid for by you. Volcano latest: University College London scientist on La Palma eruption after danger zone visit. Can this ‘super cycling suit’ help cyclists beat the clock using F1 technology? Actress ‘settles TikTok lawsuit over voice used without her permission’ on viral text-to-speech feature. How ‘furious floods’ shaped the surface of Mars. You could soon pop to cinema to catch Games of Thrones on silver screen, says Vue boss. Visually-impaired former X-Factor contestant uses smart glasses to see daughter’s face in HD for first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The e-retail giant is denying leaked reports its own developers believe its new autonomous robot Astro is “terrible and will almost certainly throw itself down stairs”.Nasa’s asteroid hunter is being prepared for its 12-year mission. Mercury flyby planned for British-built spacecraft. Covid: bereaved relatives welcome PM’s pandemic inquiry appointment pledge, but say urgency is lacking. Study suggests children from disadvantaged areas shorter than their rich peers. Terrifying giant prey-killing ‘hell heron’ discovered as new species of dinosaur. Eager beavers...rare animals found for first time in Britain since Guy Fawkes.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK’s Kidscape and Rap Project discuss Facebook’s announcement that the firm’s put its controversial project on ice for now. TikTok hits one billion monthly users. New Covid alert as study reveals smokers ‘80% more likely’ to get admitted to hospital. Beam me up, Bezos...William Shatner ‘could blast off with Blue Origin’. Was the rise of dinosaurs helped by volcanic eruptions? This hamster is trading cryptocurrency...and you won’t believe the gains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.