1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1081+ words) Two London boroughs are among places using the devices to detect sounds such as screams and noisy vehicles in public streets Five councils have installed or are considering using controversial listening devices in CCTV systems to detect sounds such as…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (886+ words) The 'softly-softly' technique gets a lot of flak, but Punch's heart-melting antics back up the science that says hugs are important for kids Hello, and welcome back to Everyday Science. Have you been following the tale of Punch the monkey?...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (1167+ words) Children are using AI to plan calorie restrictions and rate their looks, according to the NSPCC ChatGPT and Grok are making "dangerous" meal plans of just 600 calories a day available to children as charities warned AI chatbots are being used…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (794+ words) Newcastle and the North East are bearing the brunt of an Arctic blast bringing snow, ice and disruption The North East may have escaped the worst of the flooding this year but a raft of weather warnings for snow and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (890+ words) As locals continue to deal with the effects of successive storms this year, many brace for further flooding as rain is set to hit already saturated ground in the South West Flood warnings have been issued across the country, with…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1102+ words) Neuroscientists managed to change people's dreams - and the results shed light on their function Hello, and welcome back to Everyday Science. Have any interesting dreams last night? Most of the time, it's down to luck whether we wake with a…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (687+ words) New measures are set to be announced this week, in a boost for The i Paper's Save Britain's Rivers campaign England's waterways" and farms are to be monitored for "forever chemicals' under a new Government plan to get a grip…...

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (525+ words) The Met Office warns that a 'small chance of fast-flowing or deep floodwater' could pose a 'danger to life' in areas grappling with the aftermath of Storm Chandra Heavy rain, power cuts and further flooding are set to hit parts…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (643+ words) As residents assess the damage of Storm Chandra, the Met Office warns to brace for more rain Flood warnings have been issued again for residents in a town in Somerset, who have only just started recovering from the devastation left…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1274+ words) The New Model Institute of Technology is establishing a drone-specific undergraduate programme for the UK's future drone experts HEREFORD, ENGLAND: Daryna Shymanska was a 19-year-old media student when her home was invaded. As a teenager in Ukraine, she had dreams…...