Chris Baraniuk is a Science and Technology Journalist at various prominent outlets including the BBC and Wired. He focuses on themes such as climate change, the environment, and natural sciences, exploring topics like biology, ecology, and climate technology. Chris's work has been featured in notable publications such as The Atlantic, National Geographic, and Popular Science.
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Hydration tracking gadgets are flooding the market but is it too much information?
Chris Baraniuk - Technology Reporter Booing fans and disgruntled pundits. One of the biggest controversies of the 2026 World Cup so far has
By: Chris Baraniuk
As hot weather becomes more common, companies and homeowners are coming up with innovative ways to keep properties cool
Consultants and specialist doctors in Northern Ireland have begun unprecedented strikes over pay.While not a full walkout, the move means that only emergency cover, or “Christmas Day cover,” is available from 7 am on 25 June until 6.59 am the next day.This is the first time consultants and specialists in the region have ever taken such action.And further industrial action is on the way with a second 24 hour strike, this one a full walkout by resident doctors, scheduled to take place on 29 June.The two strikes were sparked in response to a pay rise recommendation of 3.5% for Northern Irish hospital doctors, which the BMA in Northern Ireland called “not acceptable.”1David Farren, chair of the BMA Northern Ireland Consultants Committee, …
Chris Baraniuk - Technology reporter As one of France's hottest days on record unfolded on 23 June, exasperated people painted white chalk on their windows to screen out the sun.
Energy grids and train services are among the vital services that are vulnerable to very hot weather.
High temperatures cause surge in car repairs
University of Cambridge says access to Dawn will be restored after technical problems during last month’s record-breaking temperatures
By: Chris Baraniuk
A crucial study that enabled the vasculitis drug avacopan, branded as Tavneos, to gain regulatory approval has been retracted by the New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ).1Tavneos has been at the centre of a regulatory storm in recent months after an investigation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found evidence that trial data had been, in the agency’s words, “manipulated.”2The FDA approved Tavneos in 2021 for the treatment of two rare and serious forms of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis3: granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), which both cause inflammation of small blood vessels.But concerns over the integrity of the study and the safety of the drug have put Tavneos’s future in doubt. The European Medicines Agency recently recommended revoking the marketing authorisation of Tavneos, citing questions over data integrity in the NEJM study.4 NEJM has said …
By: Chris Baraniuk
As climate change roasts cities around the world, history shows that air conditioning can be the difference between life and death for vulnerable people – but it comes at a cost.
