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No human genome has ever been read in its entirety before. This year, scientists expect to pass that milestone for the first time.

Kenya wants to kill some six million quelea birds which have invaded rice fields around the country.

From consciously child-free influencers, to online communities for people who’ve decided against having kids, the no-kids movement is booming – but so is the backlash.

From "non-aesthetic" homes to Frazzled English Woman and Marie Kondo, there's a new wave of realism about our lives. Holly Williams explores the life-changing magic of mess.

The BBC witnesses the hours-long rescue of Merve and Irem from a collapsed apartment block.

The women are trying to ensure their children obtain Argentine citizenship, officials say.

The Chinese balloon that drifted across the US last week flew far higher than passenger jets. How high and how far can they travel?

Other branches of early humans, not just ancestors of Homo Sapiens, used them to cut and crush food.

The Russian-born New Yorker planned to murder her victim and steal her identity, jury finds.

Expeditions to the depths of the oceans have revealed strange dark worlds bristling with species new to science – now the race is on to discover them.

The city council introduces the new laws in a bid to reduce disruption by tourists in the area.

New technology promises to ease the strain caused by energy-guzzling data centres.

The Elon Musk company ignites 31 engines at the base of its huge new rocket system, Starship.

A major operation is under way to drive out illegal miners from indigenous Yanomami territory.

Kim Jong-Un's daughter's latest appearance has sparked questions about her future in North Korea.

Roger Waters tells the United Nations Security Council that Russia's invasion was "not unprovoked".

The firm says it has limited Kyiv's ability to use its Starlink satellite internet for military ends.

An advert to promote the new Bard software shows it answering a query incorrectly.

The letters, written during her English captivity, were found during a trawl of French archives.

Rearing a son is a lifelong cost for a killer whale mother, a decades-long study reveals.

Centuries-old books, manuscripts and printing plates often contain invisible etchings, mysterious letters – and even doodles.

We answer every emigrating family's top question: where are the best places to raise children – or, for that matter, to be a child?

The remnants of most old buildings end up in landfill, but some cities are starting to design them for so they can be easily disassembled and repurposed from the start.

Bing will now have "answer" and "chat" options in search using the latest in artificial intelligence.