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Apple pulls US immigration official tracking apps

Apple pulls US immigration official tracking apps

Apple has pulled apps that let users flag sightings of officers from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The tech giant said it had removed ICEBlock from its App Store after law enforcement …

Artificial food colours are out, so what's next?

Artificial food colours are out, so what's next?

French firm Fermentalg has been all over the planet in its search for useful microalgae. 'One of our lucky scientists got to go and climb the volcanoes in the Caribbean for example, and I have to rest …

As US shutdown starts to bite, how much could it hit economy?

As US shutdown starts to bite, how much could it hit economy?

Michael Galletly, who works for the Department of Agriculture in Utah, sat down with his wife last week, combing through bills and spending more than two hours strategising how to make it through the …

Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?

Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?

MPs have voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill will now face many more months of debate and scrutiny by MPs and peers, who could choose to amend it, wi …

Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

The chemical building blocks of life have been found in the grainy dust of an asteroid called Bennu, an analysis reveals. Samples of the space rock, which were scooped up by a Nasa spacecraft and brou …

Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth

Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth

After nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth. Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere, befo …