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The number of women choosing not to start a family is growing and the global birth rate is plunging . While their reasons vary from climate worries...
TikTok was one of India's most popular apps – until it was banned in 2020. It's a lesson for what might unfold if a US ban goes ahead. Four years...
It has been almost three months since King Charles was diagnosed with an unspecified type of cancer. At the time the monarch, 75, said he remained...
When the BBC's Katherine Latham made a pond with just a plant pot, some rocks and a few native pond plants, she was amazed at the speed wildlife...
"Four lads in skinny jeans" think it's over for tight trousers – but surprisingly, Gen Z are now into them. Where are you on your "trouser...
The first official canoe trail in the south of Scotland just launched, covering a 30-mile stretch of the majestic River Tweed. The River Tweed...
Unity Allstars Black have won back-to-back titles at the Cheerleading Worlds, the sport's biggest competition. This weekend the south London-based...
Without the popular social media platform, some creators and small enterprises across the globe could see their revenue plummet. On 24 April, the...
The common electric vehicle doesn't need to hit lightning speed – but Formula E race cars could usher in a new era for all. When Formula E's Season...
“I don't like spiral staircases,” says Chris Lowe. “And that’s the first time that’s come out in an interview.” Call it an exclusive. You...
When Mitsuko Tottori was named as the new boss of Japan Airlines (JAL) in January, it sent a shockwave across the country's corporate sector. Not...
Conservation actions are effective at reducing global biodiversity loss, according to a major study. International researchers spent 10 years...
Bird flu is decimating wildlife around the world and is now spreading in cows. In the handful of human cases seen so far it has been extremely...
An important trial of the world's first "personalised" mRNA vaccine against the deadliest form of skin cancer - melanoma - is now under way in the...
The discovery of a burnt-out village dubbed Britain's Pompeii revealed "an amazing time capsule" that captured an everyday moment in late Bronze...
Audits, allegations of copying, an emotional press conference, confused fans - the latest controversy shaking the K-pop world has it all. At the...
Beer archaeologists are peering back millennia to recreate brews from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome using ancient methods and ingredients. Some of...
A satellite operated by Japanese company Astroscale has chased down a 15 year-old piece of space junk and taken an up-close image of it. The object...
Including the latest Mad Max and Planet of the Apes films and Jerry Seinfeld's comedy about Pop-Tarts – this month's unmissable movies to watch...
Greta Gerwig's Barbie may be the most financially successful movie ever to be directed by a female filmmaker, and the highest-grossing film of...
From ibis to hyenas, a surprising variety of scavengers have been drawn to urban life. Here's how they're thriving in cities across the globe. On...
From classic steak frites at Bistrot Paul Bert to French onion soup at La Poule au Pot, these seven diehard favourites will never go out of...
An analysis of hundreds of pre-modern states suggests that they do – a pattern that holds lessons for today's ageing global powers. The rise and...
A third of 11-year-olds and more than half of 13-year-olds in England have drunk alcohol - putting it top out of 44 countries examined in a report...
I have been really busy recently, writing articles about famous people. I've done interviews with the likes of Zoe Ball, Jeremy Clarkson and Chris...
The windmill on top of the world famous Moulin Rouge cabaret club in Paris has lost its sails. The blades fell onto the street below in the early...
The winner of this year's national "Borgo dei Borghi" competition blends its medieval past with an eye-catching contemporary art scene and...
Released during a grim period in its country's history, the groundbreaking crossover hit Paradise Road by black female group Joy promised "better...
Climate change is the most likely explanation for why Dubai has been experiencing increasingly heavy rainfall events, a new study says. Here are...
Kih'Nyiah McKay may be just 11 years old, but she is keenly aware of the climate crisis. She knows the loss of trees reduces oxygen and that dumped...
TikTok is getting closer to being kicked out of the US after the Senate approved a bill that would ban the platform unless its Chinese owner...
Lee Hee Tae had high hopes for his sex festival, which he proudly billed as South Korea's "first and largest". He envisaged 5,000 fans flocking to...
Shogun - the razor-sharp, critically-acclaimed samurai epic that's transported viewers back to feudal, war-torn Japan since February, reached its...
In a small community deep in the remote, lush mountains of Bahia, Brazil, Catarina Oliveira de Silva points down at what used to be a lake. "After...
Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade. At first glance...
Urgent government action is needed to stop preventable asthma deaths, a leading charity has said. More than 12,000 people in the UK have died from...
Is washing ourselves very frequently necessary? Some experts believe that everyday showering is based more on a 'social contract' than actual need....
Located on a barrier island just off Texas' city of Corpus Christi, Port Aransas (population: 3,600) is barely more than a sleepy hamlet most of...
The disruption and isolation of lockdown had a particularly profound impact on children with special needs, many of who did not receive the support...
Women-only business networking and co-working clubs like Chief in London and The Co-Working Space in Nottingham have recently closed their doors....
The US space agency says its Voyager-1 probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth after months of spouting gibberish. The...
To stop plastic reaching the ocean, a start-up in Ecuador is using a conveyor belt to skim off and remove plastic from rivers – and working to...
Western governments are coming under growing pressure to halt arms sales to Israel over how it is waging the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip....