Google's laying nearly 4000 miles of cable underwater to make the internet run faster |Tuesday 28th July 2020

Google's new subsea cable will connect the US, the UK and Spain in a “significant upgrade” to current internet infrastructure. There’s been a discovery of kelp off the coast of Scotland, Ireland and France that has survived since the last Ice Age. We find out about some seriously-detailed martian maps that are going to help NASA's Mars 2020 rover land on The Red Planet, and hear about the UK researchers selecting the samples that'll be brought back to Earth. Also, why is daily internet use making older adults happier? We find out just how successful Valorant's launch was, and about a new rank system being introduced to the game. And not one, but two, whale stories! First, Talequah is pregnant again... she's the orca that stole everyone's hearts by carrying a dead baby calf with her for thousands of miles, and as the Natural History Museum gets ready to re-open, it's dusting off the 25 metre-long whale skeleton that hangs in its entrance.

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