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One of the biggest icebergs ever recorded has just broken away from Antarctica. The 6,000 sq km block was spotted by a US satellite as it cleaved off the Larsen C Ice Shelf on Wednesday. Roland Pease talks to British Antarctic Survey glaciologist Jan De Rydt about where this super-berg might be heading next.

What flavour do you like your books? Electronic or paper? A new study shows that E-books score better than paper books in helping to improve language development in very young children.

The arms race between plant-eating insects and plants, has had millions of years to evolve some pretty amazing interactions. Not least the tomato plant that produces chemicals which make the plant taste so horrible that caterpillars turn cannibalistic.

Trinidad and Tobago has one of the highest rates of prostate cancer in the world. Because of genetic factors, men of African heritage are more at risk of developing the disease and getting more aggressive forms than men of other ethnicities. Can doctors and clinicians change the attitudes of men who are reluctant to come forward for the tests that can pick up the disease early?

With many proven examples of racist, sexist and prejudiced systems, Cathy O鈥橬eil tells Gareth Mitchell that it is time to start worrying about algorithms.

(Photo caption: A classic tabular Iceberg in Antarctica 漏 C.Gilbert / British Antarctic Survey)

The Science Hour was presented by Roland Pease with comments from 成人快手 News Health reporter, Smitha Mundasad

Editor: Deborah Cohen