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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f156/live/89546d90-b29c-11f1-9b18-ad61bef6e34f.jpg”] Kevin Church/BBC Beetles that look as if they are gold plated are among the millions of specimens that will be available to view online Researchers are using AI to create a vast digital museum of millions of specimens from collections across the UK that they say could “supercharge” our understanding of the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/e10a/live/3c0bf2f0-bc8e-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.jpg”] Getty Images Overcoming social anxiety can be tricky but experts have shared some tips to try and make it easier It was during her teenage years that Mary began to become anxious in social situations. It got so bad she developed depression and had to have time off school. By the time…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ea31/live/c8137c70-bc28-11f1-bd53-1b67dc8fba34.jpg”] Metinvest/Zaporizhstal After one attack on the Zaporizhzhia steelworks, a blast furnace was restarted only for the site to be hit again hours later Like thousands of other residents of Zaporizhzhia, Denys Maksyshko has spent years working for local steel factory Zaporizhstal. For generations, it has been the biggest and richest source of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/805d/live/5eac4f80-bc5c-11f1-be89-7933a235e2cf.png”] Watch: Bodycam footage shows arrest of DoorDash driver shot by ICE A Venezuelan man shot in the back by a US immigration agent in Texas has been charged with assault, accused of sideswiping the officer with his car as he tried to drive away. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s side-view mirror hit the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/925f/live/79ba4b60-bc25-11f1-bd53-1b67dc8fba34.jpg”] Getty Images Chinese AI developer Moonshot is conducting an internal review after researchers were able to persuade two of its popular Kimi models to tell them how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations. Mindgard, which tests the security of AI systems, told the BBC it discovered in July that Kimi…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/81ff/live/33895530-a5e8-11f1-a019-f3ea5e194221.png”] AFP via Getty Images Europe’s heatwave has boosted demand for battery storage systems As heatwaves scorched Europe this summer, workers at a US battery company noticed an uptick in demand. San Diego-based Unigrid sells a nine kilowatt hour battery for people’s homes. Sweltering European homeowners were apparently looking for ways of storing…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/27c0/live/c0b51950-bbfd-11f1-90b9-913e4354ed35.jpg”] Jasmine Gurney Jasmine Gurney says her DIY social media posts took off during Covid lockdowns It’s hard to miss the explosion of DIY content that has hit our social media feeds over the last decade. From quick reels on how to fix cracks in walls, to complicated YouTube tutorials on building alcove…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/bd00/live/b8e0d640-bb4b-11f1-a071-65d2e11c8f4a.jpg”] Bloomberg / Getty Images Huel is best known for its shakes, which it says are a nutritionally complete meal An advert for Huel meal replacement shakes has been banned by the advertising watchdog for encouraging or condoning “irresponsible” dietary practices. The ad featured Huel brand ambassador Spencer Matthews sharing an anecdote of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/00c4/live/78692c20-bc9a-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.jpg”] Getty Images Household energy prices are set to soar in January, with a typical annual bill forecast to jump by £276, figures shared with the BBC reveal. The 16% predicted increase would hit millions of households at the coldest time of year, and would mark the biggest rise in bills for four…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/220d/live/ab8024a0-bc55-11f1-8053-53e939fa7624.jpg”] Getty Images Six Flags Magic Mountain, an amusement park in California, has announced it will permanently close a popular rollercoaster after more than 100 riders alleged they suffered brain injuries. The X2 rollercoaster, one of the park’s main attractions, with long wait times to ride and seats that spin 360 degrees, has…