By BBC World Service
Published May 24, 2022 3:00pm
Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory have released research that utilises existing subsea telecommunications cables as environmental sensors, for example to detect earthquakes. These cables exist in many parts of the world already, so this finding has the potential to revolutionise seafloor earthquake monitoring. Research scientist Giuseppe Marra explains how it all works and Laura Kong, the director of the International Tsunami Information Centre, tells Gareth how this could improve tsunami warning systems.
Healthcare delivery drones in IndiaIndia’s first organised medical drone programme was recently completed in the state of Telangana. Over the course of th...