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Rare colossal squid examined by scientists – BBC News
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Marine biologists in New Zealand have started to examine a rare colossal squid, found in the Antarctic by fisherman. After being frozen for preservation it has now been defrosted for scientists to examine. It is thought to extend beyond four metres (13 feet) from tip to tentacle. Dr Kat Bolstad of Auckland University of Technology described the specimen as “very big and very beautiful.”
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A new personalised vaccine given in combination with a drug has stopped skin cancer returning in patients during a trial, representing a potentially watershed moment in cancer treatment. Scientists used mRNA technology, which was used for some Covid-19 vaccines.
But that technology – and vaccines more generally – have become increasingly controversial in the United States since the Covid-19 pandemic. The Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, is a vaccine sceptic.
In August 2025 cancelled $500m (£376m) in funding for mRNA vaccine research. The move impacted 22 projects being led by major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer and Moderna, for vaccines against bird flu and other viruses, according to Kennedy’s department.
We speak to Tom Whipple, host of the BBC’s Inside Science programme, about the science of this new vaccine. And we ask how funding cuts for vaccine research could impact health outcomes not just for Americans, but for the world.
0:00 How does the new mRNA skin cancer vaccine work?
2:56 How effective is the new cancer vaccine?
5:06 How do mRNA vaccines work?
6:51 How was mRNA technology developed?
10:26 How did Covid change mRNA vaccines?
12:01 Why is RFK Jr cutting mRNA funding?
15:19 Are mRNA vaccines safe?
18:48 Why is the FDA approving an mRNA flu vaccine?
21:00 What does the future of mRNA research look like?
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Historic first as Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record at Beijing games | BBC News
A Chinese humanoid robot has run 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, surpassing the men’s world record time held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt.
Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, won its heat at the opening of the games’ second edition. The robot overtook smartphone maker Honor’s Lightning near the finish after falling behind early in the race. Lightning finished in 9.47 seconds, also faster than the 9.58-second record Bolt set at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin.
The results marked a remarkable improvement from last year’s inaugural games, when Tiangong Ultra won the 100 metres in 21.50 seconds. Tiangong also won the world’s first humanoid robot half-marathon, held in Beijing last year.
The 100 metres is among 51 events at the games, which include football, dancing and contests to complete industrial tasks.
China is promoting humanoid robots as a strategic emerging industry, with policymakers and companies betting that advances in AI and hardware will accelerate their use in manufacturing, logistics and consumer applications.
Investor enthusiasm for the sector was underscored recently when shares in Unitree, China’s best-known humanoid robot maker, jumped more than five fold in its Shanghai trading debut, giving the company a market value of about $50 billion.
This year’s games have drawn 2,056 robots from 666 teams across 16 countries and six continents, up from 280 teams at the inaugural event.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Laura Bicker in Beijing.
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Every year, new reports warn that our roads are getting worse and potholes are becoming more common. Experts say the cost of …
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Artificial intelligence was the technology lots of people wanted to talk about at the Dentistry Show in Birmingham, UK.
From 3D printing to digital scanners and AI receptionists, there are many ways in which technology is helping dentists’ workflow.
We tried some of the tech on display.
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There was a time when sleeping was simple – but now, it’s a bit more complicated.
Sleep has rules – there’s the right bedtime, the right temperature, and the right amount of deep sleep.
It’s not just something we do, it’s something we measure.
But is all this number punching actually helping us rest?
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@BungoPH
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
Calamari, to go please!
@mayaharrison3138
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
cooool
@devmoproductions465
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
I wonder if it tastes good.
@collosaltitan6466
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
this thing is massive
@jurassicpark3spinosaurus645
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
Finally a COLOSSAL Squid, NOT the Giant Squid
@laicld6370
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
Wait hold on. Thats the preserved collosal squid in Te papa! Ive seen it, its so huge!
@dawoodsamad7344
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
That's one hell of a kraken alright .
@PushpaKumari-zu7zn
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
This is not colossal squid. A colossal squid can't be stored in a tank!
@happygustofwind1610
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
I got to see this one it's in Te Papa in Wellington NZ
@joydevsarkar4474
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
The beak can break a steel spear
@big5th159
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
Thought that mole was a side mic haha
@dkd7670
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
Am I the only one who thinks she kinda resembles elvis
@nf.nights455
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
I thought her mole, was a mic
@rkmalhi610
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
wow…
@maxwellgeldard8446
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
these comments are so full of fail
@paigecouldridge9924
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
its not realy rear. but it lives deep so is rearly seen. and normaly lives by itself
@AlmightyNoobful
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
that beak!
@montage2726
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
interesting. Kind of glad I can't smell the specimen. 😛
@osamaqussous4202
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
Imagine that thing coming alive while they are examining it lol
@TheBaconWizard
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn."
@NobodyInParticuIar
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
Wow that beak looks awesome!
@louisthompson5781
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
Oh yes skill the super rare species of squid,really!!!!
@FixedFace
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
in fact there are THREE colossi shown in this video
!!!
@SJ-cx5yw
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
That woman has a colossal mole.
@MrMexijorge
December 28, 2023 at 8:45 am
Indeed there is a lot of underwater creatures in our sea without discover, it may be posible that the Kraken was an ancient creature of those times, but now extincted or maybe hidden in the deep of the sea.