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Self-driving cars, robot surgeons: artificial intelligence promises a lot, but what has it delivered?

A staple food for cultures across the globe, the tuber has emerged as a nutritional giant and the friend of peasants, rulers and sages. Even today, its possibilities are endless.

Scholars have waited decades to see papers from the controversial reign of Pius XII.

Julia spent 25 years dreaming of her first home. Eventually she returned - and found a long-lost toy.

Lost, wet and alone in a freezing, snow covered landscape, an Icelandic fisherman’s story of survival against the odds reveals the human body’s remarkable ability to adapt to the cold.

MSPs unanimously approve a bill giving a legal right to free access to sanitary products in public buildings.

The singer wears a beard, wig and suit and sings about the joys of being male in the music business.

The goji berry, which has been part of Chinese culture since the 3rd Century, is now being viewed as one of the hottest superfoods available today.

Thought to be more than 4,000 years old, the Dolmen of Guadalperal was “invisible” for almost 60 years – until it unexpectedly reappeared.

Elevators whisking people and cargo from Earth’s surface into space could end the era of rockets. But making them reality is challenging. Nic Fleming reports.

The “gambler’s fallacy” - which can affect everyone from athletes to loan officers - creates deceptive biases that lead you to anticipate patterns that don’t really exist.

During a troublesome protest or tricky election, some countries just cut the online cord.

Teenagers from the Amazon rainforest speak about their hopes for the future.

We might dream of a world where there are no rules, but how practical would it be?

Zero commute, no office energy consumption – working from home seems the most sustainable solution. But the answer to impact isn’t that simple.

US researchers call for more regulation around the sale of sex robots with artificial intelligence.

A new supercomputer is to be built by 2022 to improve the accuracy of weather forecasting.

Less than one-10th of 1% of all species that have ever lived became fossils. But from skipping a coffin to avoiding Iran, there are ways to up your chances of lasting forever.

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A firestorm caused by Allied bombers destroyed the historic centre of Dresden in February 1945.

The vegan diet is widely regarded to be better for the planet than those that include animal products, but not all plant-based foodstuffs have a small environmental footprint.

He goes against a vote last year by bishops who backed married priests for the rainforest region.

Secret control of a Swiss device enabled the US and Germany to collect classified information, reports say.

Programmes preparing workers facing layoffs for their next career are on the rise. But experts are cautious to call ‘outskilling’ the perfect solution to the automation takeover.

The country has 33,000 businesses at least a century old. How have so many survived – and what does it mean for Japan’s future?