A BBC reporter confronts Auschwitz, and his own Jewish ancestry, to take a closer look at an Oscars favourite.

Director Mstyslav Chernov speaks about the challenges of making a film about the early days of the Ukraine war.

What is behind the cryptocurrency's sudden rise and can it last?

A hydrogen-sensitive telescope reveals textures and details invisible to the naked eye.

Why did humans evolve to retain hair on their heads while losing it on their bodies?

What was the technology that made photography possible? Here is a rundown on the history of the camera.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has enjoyed one of the longest careers in operatic history.

Foraging is one of Finland's favourite hobbies and an essential part of the culture.

The couple behind the blockbuster's Fremen language speaks about their process.

Over 100 fires in one province alone have been burning under the Canadian snow at an unprecedented rate.

Baggage fees made airlines a record $33 billion in 2023 so we look at how we got here.

In Portugal, a rewilding initiative reintroduces large herbivores in the ecosystem.

Qasa Alom meets a team conducting research on Alaska's changing environment.

Explore depths where volcanic fluids meet near-freezing seawater, creating a dynamic clash below.

Stephen Shames' photography offers a radically new and candid picture of the militant black power organisation.

A bus-sized satellite has become the latest piece to fall to Earth. How often does that happen?

We've set foot on the Moon multiple times. But getting to the lunar surface is far from straightforward.

The history of how the Maroons escaped slavery through an unknown route in the Amazon rainforest.  

From a small island in Venice, a 15th-Century monk designed an astonishingly accurate planisphere of the world.

The BBC visits the Indy Autonomous Challenge to find out about the use of Artificial Intelligence in racing.

The heroic story of a British village that took decisive action when the bubonic plague struck.

Elon Musk's Neuralink has developed a brain chip that allows users to control a computer with their mind.

Have you 'broken' any News Year's resolutions yet? If so, you're not alone - on average 80% of resolutions fail.

A new study has found microplastics where they've never been seen before, sitting deep inside human lungs.

The maker of Robitussin is recalling several products containing honey due to contamination.

Cutting-edge headsets show the impact of art on human brainwaves.

The 'sleepy girl' mocktail is a concoction made of tart cherry juice and magnesium. Here's the science behind it.

Blue Monday is apparently the most depressing day of the year. Here's the truth about the equation behind it.

There is growing evidence that simple, everyday changes to our lives can alter our brains.

Simple tricks to fight your winter blues and restore your energy as darker days set in.

The number of people who dislike their body is depressingly high. What can we do about it?

A new study might explain why dying patients' lives flash before their eyes.

The Planck space telescope has picked up echoes left by soundwaves that travelled through the early Universe.

What does science say about the best way to develop and build your strength?

Why it's a myth that the more exercise we do, the more calories we burn.

How effective is fertility preservation?

A new study reveals how an alarming decline in sperm count and quality is threatening the human race.

We explore the benefits of a 'dopamine fast' and why it's become a popular trend, especially in our modern world.

The surprising health and wellbeing benefits of swimming in freezing cold water.

Our behaviour and environment can alter our genetic code.

The discovery of a 385-million-year-old forest in Cairo, NY, has stunned the world – but visitors to the region have been able to see rare fossil forests for more than a century.

A look at their love lives reveals a unique courtship and the reality of separation.

Scientists attached cameras to polar bears to learn how they adapt to a warming planet and found worrying trends.

The gap in our knowledge of great white sharks may have just been narrowed thanks to a YouTuber.

The poignant image of a snoozing polar bear won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.

Qasa Alom visits Alaska where he searches for gold with a local gold prospector.

You know about Mount Vesuvius, but there's a nearby 'supervolcano' with even more immense scale and power.

A record number of manatees converged at a Florida state park this week. Experts weigh in on this "very unusual" phenomenon.

Two broods of cicadas are due to emerge from the ground this April at the same time for the first time in 200 years. It's going to be loud, messy and very interesting.

Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, became a conservation icon in his final year of life.

More people are visiting the frozen continent than ever before. Has the very idea of Antarctic tourism become unethical?

In 1997 Captain Charles Moore was sailing from Hawaii to California when he noticed a steady stream of plastics bobbing in the ocean. He had discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

For decades, beavers were considered pests – trapped and shot on sight. Now the attitude towards nature's best engineers is changing, and farmers are working to bring them back.

Pyrgi is a puzzling medieval village in the middle of the Mediterranean island of Chios, in Greece.

From newborns saved by clean local power to the welcome return of an iconic lizard, our global reporters take stock of their most powerful moments in climate change of 2023.

Reindeer in Lapland have a number of important jobs this time of year – including helping the climate. By gobbling up shrubs, they help increase the reflectivity of snow and ice.

From Barbados to Belize, nations are beginning to swap debt for action on climate and conservation. But how far can this help without deeper reform of the global financial system?

Five years ago a simple design – stripes of colours ranging from dark blue to dark red – started a universal and revolutionary way of communicating global warming.

A journey to the hidden church in Slovenia from WWI that transformed into a symbol of peace.

A look at the fascinating hidden world of the Mediterranean depths.