From plastic waste to fashion statement
Nigerian entrepreneur collects plastic bags from waste sites to create clothes and backpacks in an effort to push recycling. Elly Park reports.
Fake news ‘vaccine’ teaches you to spot disinformation
A new online game where the goal is to become a "fake news tycoon" could help you spot the tactics and motivations behind the spread of disinformation. Matthew Stock reports.
Trump consultants harvested data from 50M Facebook users: reports
Facebook on Friday said it was suspending political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, which worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign, after finding data privacy policies had b ...
Viruses are falling from the sky – in their billions
Millions of types of virus and bacteria, including deadly varieties, are being swept up into the atmosphere in small particles from soil-dust and sea spray and being transported to other parts of the ...
Mathematics reveals the secrets of wrinkly skin
Understanding the mechanics of wrinkles may help us delay, avoid or even remove them, according to an international team of researchers. Stuart McDill reports.
Dinosaur-era pterosaurs cut down in their prime, new fossils show
Pterosaurs - huge flying reptiles - were long thought to be in decline at the time the dinosaurs went extinct, but were actually diversifying and thriving, according to new fossil evidence.