Rainbow GQ

09/03/2022

A paradise with too many palm trees

Seychelles' Bird Island was once covered in coconut groves. When a local bought the island, he took it in a different direction – one that's turned it into a home for 500,000 birds.

08/03/2022

iOS15: China exempt from Apple 'private relay' privacy feature

The US technology giant is under pressure to protect user data from being accessed by advertisers.

07/03/2022

Tech Tent: Green Bitcoin and innovative engines

Rory Cellan-Jones explores two industries - one old, one new - trying to "green up" their operations.

04/03/2022

Microsoft-led team retracts quantum 'breakthrough'

The team believed they had found evidence of particles useful to developing quantum computing.

03/03/2022

Tesla withdraws self-driving beta over software issues

Elon Musk says Tesla is rolling back its latest self-driving car software after a series of issues.

25/02/2022

Amazon announces Astro the home robot

Astro can patrol the home when you're not there, or be remotely controlled.

24/02/2022

24/02/2022

The sounds rebuilding Notre Dame's precious vaults

Soundscape archaeologist Mylène Pardoen is reproducing the sounds that were heard inside and outside the Paris cathedral from its construction in the 13th Century until the 2019 fire.

23/02/2022

The hidden legacy of the Seychelles' island cuisine

Seychelles' fragrant, spice-laden cuisine is increasingly hard to find – but travellers-in-the-know can still feast on delicious traditional dishes around the Indian Ocean archipelago.

22/02/2022

How are Rome's monuments still standing?

Nearly 2,000 years on, how are the Colosseum and the Pantheon still standing despite earthquakes, floods and military conflicts?

07/02/2022

Ukraine crisis: 'It’s like they stuck a knife in our back'

Ukraine has been living with war for the past eight years, and people in Dnipro are dealing with past scars and the threat of more to come.

06/02/2022

The millennials choosing friends as s***m donors

Many LGBTQ couples are opting to start families with donations from friends or acquaintances – a choice helping to re-define modern family structures.

05/02/2022

The tense moment Colorado police rescue a dog from a burning car

Police bodycam footage shows a dramatic dog rescue in the US state of Colorado.

04/02/2022

Billionaire Bezos' superyacht sparks bridge row

Rotterdam's Koningshaven Bridge may be dismantled to allow the ship to leave a shipyard.

03/02/2022

Vaccine trial for killer elephant virus begins

Scientists are embarking on the first trial of a vaccine to shield elephants from a deadly disease.

01/02/2022

Sony to buy Destiny developer Bungie for $3.6bn

It comes after Microsoft revealed plans to buy Activision Blizzard in the largest ever gaming deal.

31/01/2022

Does Scotland benefit when Hollywood comes to town?

TV and film production contributed £42.2m to the economy last year - but where does the money go?

30/01/2022

US East Coast blanketed by 'bombogenesis' snowstorm

The storm dumps feet of snow, with high winds and flooding leaving tens of thousands without power.