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Researchers hail robot hand as step in the right direction towards a multi-purpose robot at home or at work.

Japan is home to more than 3,000 natural hot springs – but one is so legendary that bathers embark on a four-day round-trip journey to soak in it.

The Himba people of Namibia can see fine details and ignore distraction much better than most other human beings – a finding that may reflect the ways that modern life is changing us.

Permanently cutting the daily calories you consume may turn out to have a profound effect on your future life, according to some tantalising scientific studies.

Iran's president says he does not believe the WTC towers could have been destroyed by aircraft alone, after lambasting Western nations at the UN.

Russia is the latest country to try to find ways to police its online borders, sparking the end of the internet as we know it

Are spiritual beliefs an inevitable consequence of human evolution?

People who eat more sweets are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer… but that may not actually be sugar’s fault. BBC Future investigates the latest findings.

At 107, Anthony Mancinelli has been cutting clients’ hair for 96 years. And counting.

The story of how the myth exploded reveals how fake stories spread today and the secrets behind the psychology of their fiercest proponents.

The “dark triad” makes us more creative but also more likely to cheat. It turns out its opposite – the “light triad” – could explain why some of us are naturally good.

If we look at technology over very long timescales, our definition of what it is transforms, and as Tom Chatfield argues, it also displays a form of evolution entwined with our own.

Humans didn’t start out being able to digest animal milk – but now many populations do. Why has evolution favoured tolerating dairy?

Our hectic, on-demand lifestyles rely upon allocating finite resources to ever-changing numbers of people. To keep up, however, we must solve a little-known mathematical riddle.

How you talk about the major events of your life has a profound impact on your personality. If you change your life story, could you become a healthier, happier person?

When politicians fail to look beyond the next election – or even the latest tweet – they are neglecting the rights of future generations, argues public philosopher Roman Krznaric.

We tend to think of our looks as separate from who we are. But it turns out that physical traits like height or attractiveness may shape our personalities, behaviours, even politics.

Few human-made structures last for millenia, but as Alexander Rose explains, it is possible for design for extreme longevity if you look to the lessons of history.

Artificial intelligence can now predict what we want to type, making it quicker write messages to friends, colleagues and family, but do we risk losing something in the process?

There’s mounting evidence that brain damage has the power to unlock extraordinary creative talents. What can this teach us about how geniuses are made?

More and more patients are cutting out foods in an attempt to clear spots. But could this do more harm than good?

Bullying behaviour often emerges in childhood, and the consequences for victims can last a lifetime. What makes a child become a bully?

Old-fashioned romantics might have the wrong idea about love. Strong beliefs in true love could be blinding you to both the good and bad in your partner, with sometimes toxic results.

We might be predisposed to think the best in our partners, but perhaps we shouldn’t be so trusting

The experts tell us that small, easy changes alone will not be enough to combat climate change.