Matthew Stock

Senior Producer, Science & Technology @Reuters. Formerly @NatGeo @SkyUK

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Fans attending 2026 World Cup matches have far fewer safeguards against the heat than teams. That's the concern for researchers at England's University of Portsmouth, who recreated the kind of hot, humid conditions supporters could face

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Japan is accelerating efforts to convert used cooking oil into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to meet its target of sourcing 10% of jet fuel from SAF by 2030 https://t.co/P8bZe1HeRO

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Artist Maja Petrić unveils a new exhibition in which synthetic Arctic poppies are arranged in a lightbox by a robot responding to live climate data, turning a fragile northern flower into a vivid signal of environmental change

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British company Home Harvest says it plans to launch 'Smart Farms' this summer, an automated indoor unit that allows users to grow microgreens, salads and herbs at home. The company says it is responding to waste and environmental pressures in the fresh produce supply chain

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ETH Zurich students developed POLARIS, an autonomous underwater robot, to measure Alpine lake ice from below using pressure sensors and sonar, aiming to safely gather ice thickness data

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British start-up NPK Recovery has developed a mobile system that collects urine and processes it into a liquid fertilizer containing key nutrients needed by plants

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A robot bricklayer named WLTR could soon be the solution to the UK's bricklayer shortage. It matches the output of five bricklayers and one laborer per hour, and is operated by just one person

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A London startup is trying to turn city walls into living infrastructure, using moss-covered panels it says can help clean air, dampen noise and bring more nature into dense urban spaces

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A humanoid robot named Schotti is working as a shop assistant in Germany, guiding customers to products as part of a test of AI-powered retail support

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Over one fifth of the evolutionary history of the world's flowering plants is at risk of extinction, according to research by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Zoological Society of London

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A London-based robotics startup says it has built an AI 'brain' that can teach humanoid robots new physical skills in days rather than months, as the race to put humanoids to work in factories and warehouses accelerates

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Deep in the ocean, sperm whales communicate with far-reaching clicks. Scientists are now tracking those sounds in real time using an autonomous underwater robot, or glider, that listens for and follows whales by their voices https://t.co/cnqbUzJTko

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Scientists at Imperial College London are engineering fast-growing 'synthetic lichens' — usually found as a crusty growth on rocks and trees — that use carbon dioxide and light to help make useful chemicals. The work could aid the production of food during space missions

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Humanoid robot Sophia took the stage alongside a live orchestra in Hong Kong in her first classical music performance, in an AI-themed concert that merged traditional art forms with innovation

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Robotic dogs featuring the faces of tech billionaires such as Elon Musk and artists such as Pablo Picasso are currently being shown at an art exhibition at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie

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Japan Airlines will trial humanoid robots for baggage handling and aircraft cleaning at Tokyo's Haneda Airport starting in May, citing workforce shortages and rising tourist numbers

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Anthropic's new Mythos AI model has become a flashpoint in the debate over how artificial intelligence could transform cybersecurity, after the company said the unreleased system can find and exploit serious software vulnerabilities https://t.co/qKEcWtJBkO

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Doctors are exploring a different approach to a specific type of breast cancer tumor called cryoablation. It destroys the tumor tissue with extreme cold in a short outpatient procedure that can let them go home the same day

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A Spanish food tech startup is betting on hybrid meat as the next innovative protein, seeking to supply plant-based ingredients to meat processors rather than focusing only on fully vegan products

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Researchers in Hawaii are testing whether abandoned fishing nets and household plastic waste can be turned into road surfacing, as the state looks for new ways to deal with marine debris and pressure on landfill space