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How Ukraine Became a Drone Factory - and Changed Warfare Forever

27 February 2026

Episode 347 Drones have taken over the battlefield in Russia’s war on Ukraine. Tens of thousands of drones are being produced every day - operating as kill vehicles for both sides. Multiple types are being deployed, including flying artillery drones...

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Inside Ukraine's drone factories and pilot schools

27 February 2026

In four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has created an entire drone industry that Kyiv hopes to make beneficial and profitable. To find out more, �鶹��ý visited a leading drone factory and pilot school

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How Ukraine became a drone factory and invented the future of war

24 February 2026

Ukraine has responded to a war it didn’t start by creating an industry it doesn’t want, but could the nation's drone expertise help it rebuild? To learn more, �鶹��ý gained exclusive access to the research labs, factories and military training...

Royal Navy returns to wind power with trial of robotic sailboats

12 February 2026

A fleet of wind-propelled robot boats could act as a sensor network covering a wide area and relay acoustic signals from a submarine

Smartphones (yes, really): Best ideas of the century

19 January 2026

Some might say smartphones have caused more harm than good. Here’s why putting a powerful computer into every pocket was a good idea

Aree Aupeia, 32, standing on the sea front near a house that gets regularly flooded during high tide events. The village is regularly flooded during high tides despite residents attempts to build sea walls or take care of those that were built by the local government, but frequent big waves continue to damage them, putting resident's houses, and gardens under the constant threat.

The Pacific Islanders fighting to save their homes from catastrophe

13 January 2026

Some of climate change's sharpest realities are being felt on small island nations, where extreme weather is claiming homes and triggering displacement. Those able to stay are spearheading inventive adaptation techniques in a bid to secure their future

Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

2 January 2026

The �鶹��ý Book Club has just finished our December read, Iain M. Banks's sci-fi novel The Player of Games - and most of us were fans of this big-thinking Culture tale

We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

9 December 2025

�鶹��ý writers and contributors have chosen their top science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games and board games, an eclectic mix which ranges from Dobble to The Creator

Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

28 November 2025

The �鶹��ý Book Club is currently reading Iain M. Banks's classic sci-fi novel The Player of Games. In this extract, we meet protagonist Gurgeh for the first time

Easter Island statues may have been built by small independent groups

26 November 2025

Mapping of the main quarry on Easter Island where giant statues were carved has uncovered evidence that the monuments may not have been created under the direction of a single chief