Science & Technology

Published: 06 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Social media platforms have come under renewed scrutiny after an investigation found that Instagram accounts were promoting misleading images of migration to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta while some operators appeared willing to offer paid advice to people considering the journey. The investigation centres on a network of interconnected profiles that portray reaching Ceuta from Morocco...

Published: 14 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online India’s first dedicated solar observatory, Aditya-L1, has produced new findings that could help scientists understand one of the Sun’s most enduring mysteries: why its outer atmosphere is dramatically hotter than the surface beneath it. Researchers studying observations from the mission say they have found strong evidence that the Sun’s tangled magnetic fields play the dominant role...

Published: 14 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Sensitive medical information belonging to transplant patients across the UK was routinely transmitted through an unencrypted pager network, prompting NHS Blood and Transplant to admit a data breach and launch an internal investigation. The disclosure has raised fresh concerns about the continued use of ageing communication technology within parts of the health service, particularly where highly...

Published: 05 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Vultures are among nature's most misunderstood birds. Often associated with death, decay and scavenging, they rarely receive the admiration given to colourful songbirds or majestic birds of prey. Yet across Africa, conservationists warn that the disappearance of vultures is creating a serious ecological problem, with several species now facing the threat of extinction. In Nigeria, however, one community...

Published: 05 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing the largest Ebola outbreak in its history, according to the World Health Organization, as the virus continues to spread rapidly through communities already affected by insecurity, displacement and population movement. The outbreak, which was formally declared on 15 May 2026, had recorded 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths by 30 July....

Published: 13 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Brazil's data protection authority has ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature following an investigation into the alleged online encouragement of a teenage girl's death. The National Data Protection Authority, known by its Portuguese acronym ANPD, launched an investigation after the death of a 13-year-old girl who was reportedly pressured by people in a Discord server to take...

Published: 13 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing an Ebola outbreak of unprecedented speed, with the World Health Organization warning that the epidemic could become the deadliest recorded outbreak of the disease if its current trajectory continues. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the outbreak in eastern Congo was currently on course to surpass the West African Ebola epidemic...

Published: 13 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Japan has strongly condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to one of the disputed Kuril Islands, describing the trip as “absolutely unacceptable” and warning that it could further damage already strained relations between Tokyo and Moscow. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi criticised Putin's reported visit to Iturup, known in Japan as Etorofu, on Thursday after Russian state media...

Published: 13 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Spotify is preparing to introduce a new system that will identify some artists whose public identities appear to have been generated by artificial intelligence, in a move designed to give listeners greater transparency over the music appearing on the streaming platform. The company says an "AI Persona" badge will begin appearing on some artist profiles from...

Published: 13 August 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Japan faces some of the strongest arguments in the developed world for embracing artificial intelligence. The country has an ageing population, persistent labour shortages and a long-standing struggle to improve workplace productivity. In theory, AI could help businesses automate routine work, compensate for a shrinking workforce and modernise industries still dependent on outdated systems. Yet the...