The battery is made from lab grown synthetic diamonds which encase radioactive element Carbon-14, as ITV News Science Correspondent Martin Stew reports.

How the world's first diamond battery could provide power for thousands of years

ITV News Science Correspondent Martin Stew investigates how PHASA 35 will aim to stay in the stratosphere for six months at a time.

UK-made solar aircraft hopes to steer global race to conquer the stratosphere

A breakthrough in quantum technology could revolutionise the future of health care as more detailed brain scans may detect early signs of dementia. 

How new brain scanning technology could help detect conditions early 

During Trump's last term he removed the US from the Paris Climate Agreement. What are Trump's views on climate now?

'Drill, baby, drill': What Trump’s re-election could mean for our climate

Cars are seen half submerged after floods in Valencia, Spain, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. 

In the words of one meteorologist, the Mediterranean is acting like a "petrol can" - the water vapour feeding the devastating record-breaking rain.

How Spain's floods were driven by the Mediterranean's rising temperatures

Gardeners are advised to wash and peel vegetables in an area of Lancashire where 115 tonnes of banned cancer causing chemicals were released over decades. 

Residents near chemical factory told to wash and peel homegrown vegetables 

As the planet's temperature continues to rise, the geology and ecology of the Arctic is rapidly changing, Martin Stew reports.

Summer in Svalbard: Ice scientists fighting against warmest season on record

For the first time, scientists are able to map the whole brain of a baby at once whilst it is being entertained.

Wearable baby brain scanner finds early emotional intelligence

ITV News' Science Correspondent Martin Stew, Producer Philip Sime and Camera Operator Barnaby Green report from Svalbard in the Arctic Circle.

The challenges of monitoring climate change in the Arctic Circle

ITV News' Martin Stew travelled to the world's northernmost settlement, Svalbard - a place heating up around three times faster than most places on the planet.

The scientists on global warming's front line in the Arctic Circle

ITV News looks into the growing trend of AI technology being used to bring loved ones who have died back to life.

Healing tool or harmful tech?: How AI is changing how we mourn

File photo. Lord Peter Mandelson pictured in July 2023.

ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston explains how Lord Peter Mandelson might yet not be packing his bags for Washington DC.

Why Washington could reject Mandelson as Britain's next US ambassador

ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston breaks down potentially the most important diplomatic decision Starmer will ever make. 

Was PM blindsided by Mandelson reaction or did he hope to weather the storm?

Ruth Jones and James Corden attend a BBC launch event for Gavin and Stacey: The Finale, at Ham Yard Hotel in London. Picture date: Wednesday December 18, 2024. 

After the show's 2019 Christmas special ended on a cliffhanger, with a marriage proposal, viewers will hopefully get an answer on Christmas Day.

James Corden and Ruth Jones to give Gavin & Stacey ‘lovely’ send off

ITV News' Robert Peston looks at why the prime minister has given Lord Mandelson the UK's top diplomatic job to the US and what risks are involved

Why Starmer picked Mandelson for Washington

File photo dated 02/02/24 of Lord Peter Mandelson at St Mary the Virgin church in Primrose Hill, north west London. The UK needs to transform itself into a high investment economy to shift out of its low growth "doom loop", Lord Peter Mandelson claims, adding that he will will hit out at "persistent underinvestment". Issue date: Thursday October 10, 2024.

The Labour peer and former 'spin doctor' to Tony Blair would replace Karen Pierce, who has served as ambassador to the US since 2020. 

Peter Mandelson expected to be made Britain's new ambassador to US

The Queen's longtime hairdresser has spoken to ITV News about her decades-lasting friendship with Her Majesty.

Royal warrant for the long-serving hairdresser to the Queen

ITV News' Chloe Keedy reports from Avignon, France, after attending the sentencing of Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband and 50 other men in the mass rape trial.

Gisele Pelicot calmly faced the unimaginable in court for the final time

ITV News' Steve Scott speaks to Lord Seb Coe, one of seven candidates vying to become IOC president, about how the Olympic games could shape up. 

Martin Stew

Health and Science Correspondent