Technology

The US says it is "closely monitoring" the situation after the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague.

Whisky is to be distilled in space for the first time as part of an experiment which will also measure how the spirit ages in the environment beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Environmental campaigners are urging the Scottish government to hold a public consultation before any new hyperscale data centres are given the green light.

Astronauts on board a SpaceX flight, including the first black woman to lead a crew to orbit, has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) after setting a US speed record. 

Glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume in 2026 after a "devasting year" marked by intense heatwaves and low snowfall, according to a study.