A Californian company's made history by launching a used rocket back into space. Traditionally rockets are used once before being scrapped. But SpaceX has developed a way of landing its boosters ...
The story
What's thought to be the world's oldest message in a bottle has been found in Western Australia. The discovery was made by a woman walking on a beach north of Perth. But far from sending ...
On 26 April 1986, one of the four reactors at Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded, in what was to be the world's worst ever nuclear accident. As the 30th anniversary of this event is marked, ...
Over half of the energy consumed in the UK this summer came from low-carbon sources – that's things like solar and wind power rather than coal or oil.
The British National Grid – that's the ...
Neil and Georgina teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this news story. Some tourists have been rescued from a Scottish mountain. They had a lucky escape after getting stuck ...
Just one run a week can significantly affect the length of your life. That's according to scientists who say regular running reduces the risk of developing serious illnesses. Neil and Georgina ...
Spain is in crisis after violence during an unofficial referendum in Catalonia. Neil and Catherine teach you how to use language in the news in your everyday English.
The story:
Catalans are ...
In 1864, five First Nation chiefs were tried and hanged over the killing of 14 white settlers. Now the Canadian prime minister has apologised to the indigenous Tshilhqot’in people. Neil and Dan ...
Bumblebees have developed a 'smoker-like' addiction to food laced with neonicotinoids. This pesticide covered food contains nicotine. Bees seem to prefer it even though it is harmful to them.
The ...
The impeachment trial of Donald Trump is nearing its end. A 'not guilty' verdict looks likely in the Trump impeachment trial. Dan and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story. ...