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Fastest runner to cross the Alps says it was an incredible experience
Sophie Woods ran the Via Alpina through storms, heat of up to 37C and dodged floods and wildfires across eight countries.
August 2, 2026Carapaz wins stage as Pogacar's team suffers sickness
Ecuador's Richard Carapaz wins stage 18 of the Tour de France following a commanding breakaway.
July 23, 2026BBC Inside Science
Researchers say they have created a synthetic cell-like system that can grow and divide.
July 9, 2026Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths
The BBC joins a French Alps rescue team as the number of skiers killed this season passes 100.
March 14, 2026Avalanches kill five in Austrian Alps, officials say
A man skiing with his son was among the victims on Friday, bringing the region's avalanche death toll this season to at least 21.
February 21, 2026More than 90 deaths this season: Are we seeing more avalanches?
Recent deadly incidents in California and Europe are putting avalanches - and how to avoid them - in the spotlight.
February 19, 2026Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps
It would be the first hard evidence that elephants were used in battle by General Hannibal.
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Fastest runner to cross the Alps says it was an incredible experience
Runner Sophie Woods became the fastest person to complete the 2,000km (1242-mile) Via Alpina ultramarathon beating both the men's and women's record. Woods ran the route through storms, heat of up to
Carapaz wins stage as Pogacar's team suffers sickness
Carapaz won the Olympic road race gold medal in 2020, something the mighty Pogacar, right, has not yet achieved Ecuador's Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour de France following a commanding bre
Are we one step closer to creating life in a lab?
Radio 4,·09 Jul 2026,·28 mins Available for 33 days Synthetic biologist Kate Adamal and her team at the University of Minnesota published their research into the lab-created ‘SpudCell’ in a signific
Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths
From the vantage point of our helicopter above the Alps, you can make out scars and dimples from recent avalanches. More than 100 people have died across the mountains this season so far, according t
Avalanches kill five in Austrian Alps, officials say
Five people were killed in a series of avalanches in the Austrian Alps as heavy snowfall hit the region on Friday.A 42-year-old German man, caught in an avalanche with his 16-year-old son, was among t
More than 90 deaths this season: Are we seeing more avalanches?
It is not unusual for avalanches to be in the news in the northern hemisphere at this time of year, the height of the annual ski season. But Tuesday's deadly incident in California, which took the li