String theory - a simple way to understand the universeNARRATOR: For as long as humans have looked at the stars, we have wondered how they got there and what lies beyond them. Scientists have long searched for a simple theory that explains how the universe works, a theory of everything. Many theories have been tested and so far, every one of them has failed to fully explain what we see in our univ
Australian team chef de mission Ian Chesterman said it was "not the hardest thing to break the cardboard bed" Australian athletes damaged beds in their Olympic village hotel rooms and put a hole in a wall before leaving, the country's Olympic committee says. Some athletes also showed "unacceptable behaviour" on their flight home, officials added. But Australia team boss Ian Chesterman said no disc
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 4x100m medley relay two years after being diagnosed with leukaemia. The 20-year-old won the 100m butterfly at Japan's Olympic trials in 57.77 seconds to seal her place. "I was really happy but also really surprised," she said. Ikee resumed training in March last year after spending about 10 months in hospital. After her first comeba
If you had 60 seconds inside your home before it was set to be destroyed, what would you grab? Jewellery perhaps, or a beloved childhood toy, but for many people there is nothing as priceless as a family photo. After the most powerful earthquake in Japan’s history rocked its eastern coast, triggering a series of towering tsunami waves, Tomomi Shida searched the primary school she worked in, lookin
China’s ‘tainted’ cottonBy John Sudworth By John Sudworth China is forcing hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other minorities into hard, manual labour in the vast cotton fields of its western region of Xinjiang, according to new research seen by the BBC. Based on newly discovered online documents, it provides the first clear picture of the potential scale of forced labour in the picking of a cr
The walls were high and the wrought-iron gates opened on to a long, winding avenue. At the end was a once-grand three-storey Georgian mansion in one of the better-off, sleepy suburbs of Cork city. It was 1960, and Bridget arrived with a single suitcase and a rose-pink coat with a belt. She felt immediately uneasy. “Everything was hidden from the outside, surrounded by shrubbery and trees. People c
Diego Maradona was inspirational as captain when Argentina won the World Cup in 1986Football legend Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 60. He had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November and was to be treated for alcohol dependency. Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, scoring the famous 'Hand of God' goal agai
The boarding school ‘monster’ who always walked freeBy Rebecca Woods By Rebecca Woods The two girls ran as fast as they could, fleeing through the dense forest to avoid being spotted by anyone at the school. Reaching a phone box by the main road, they unfolded the piece of paper they had been given weeks earlier and dialled the number hastily scribbled on it. They hid behind a wall and waited for
Naomi Osaka demonstrated her growing maturity to fight back against Victoria Azarenka in a compelling US Open final and claim her third Grand Slam title. Japanese fourth seed Osaka, 22, won 1-6 6-3 6-3 for her second US Open title. Osaka was overwhelmed in the first set and in danger of trailing 3-0 in the second but then won 10 of the next 12 games to seize the momentum. The Belarusian, 31, in he
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