Science & Technology

Published: 06 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. “Vibe coding,” a cutting-edge method in software development that enables natural language to be transformed into computer code using artificial intelligence, has been named Collins dictionary’s word of the year for 2025. The selection reflects a growing trend in technology, where coding is increasingly being simplified and made more accessible through AI-powered tools. Lexicographers at Collins, who maintain...

Published: 05 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Children in England will soon learn about mortgages, budgeting, and artificial intelligence as the government moves to modernise the national curriculum. Alongside traditional subjects like maths, English, and science, pupils will be taught how to spot fake news and disinformation, including content generated by AI, following the first comprehensive curriculum review in over a decade. Education Secretary Bridget...

Published: 05 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A year-long review of England’s school curriculum and assessments has produced a set of recommendations that could reshape state education from primary through to post-16 learning. Led by Professor Becky Francis, the review was tasked by the government with evaluating education across primary, secondary, and 16-to-19 phases. Over 7,000 responses from the public were considered, alongside detailed evidence...

Published: 05 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Imagine your phone rings and the screen shows your bank's number. You pick up, relax, and chat. But it’s not your bank. It’s a crook halfway across the world, pretending to be someone you trust, trying to grab your cash. That trick just got a lot harder to pull off in Britain. The Home Office just dropped big...

Published: 03 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has issued urgent orders to several major water companies across England and Wales after high levels of toxic “forever chemicals” — substances linked to cancer, infertility, and hormone disruption — were discovered in untreated water sources. Officials warned that the contamination could pose “a potential danger to human health” if left...

Published: 03 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Skywatchers across the United Kingdom are set for a celestial spectacle this week as the largest and brightest supermoon of the year rises on Wednesday evening. The event promises to deliver a breathtaking display for stargazers and photographers alike, with the moon appearing noticeably larger and more luminous than usual. Supermoons occur when a full moon...

Published: 30 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Richard Branson’s Virgin Trains is one step closer to breaking Eurostar’s longstanding monopoly on cross-Channel passenger services after the UK’s rail regulator approved the company’s application to access a key depot in east London. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) confirmed that Virgin will be allowed to use the Temple Mills depot in Leyton, a facility essential...

Published: 30 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A critically endangered spider, believed to have vanished from the UK for four decades, has been rediscovered on the Isle of Wight in what conservationists are calling a “major success for British wildlife.” The tiny orange-legged arachnid, formally known as Aulonia albimana, had last been recorded in 1985 and was presumed extinct in the country until the recent...

Published: 29 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Aurora Nikula, five, enjoys a typical day at her nursery in Lahti, Finland, where she mixes sand, mud, and leaves to make imaginative “cakes.” For most kindergartens, this might raise hygiene concerns, but at Humpula daycare, children are encouraged to interact closely with the natural environment. Across Finland, 43 daycare centres have received a total of €1 million...

Published: 29 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A groundbreaking new breath test developed by scientists at Imperial College London could transform the way pancreatic cancer is detected and treated. Researchers and cancer charities are calling it a “revolutionary” advancement that may finally offer a reliable way to diagnose one of the deadliest forms of cancer in its earliest stages — when treatment has the greatest...