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A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it.

A 15-year-old girl sentenced to 100 lashes for having premarital sex has her controversial punishment overturned by a Maldives court.

Deep in the Cambodian jungle lie the remains of a vast medieval city - new archaeological techniques are now revealing its secrets.

Experiments show how conditions around a far-flung star may have formed the building blocks of life in the form they are found on Earth.

Why can't we stick to our goals? Blame the sloppy engineering of evolution.

The discovery of a branched carbon molecule 27,000 light-years from Earth suggests the building blocks of life may be ubiquitous throughout the galaxy.

The sentencing of a British couple for making fake bomb detectors marks the end of a series of trials after a global scam which saw the devices end up in conflict zones and used by governments around the world.

It has been more than a year since the tragic death of Reeva Steenkamp but her friends in the small town of Port Elizabeth are yet to accept that she is gone, writes the BBC's Pumza Fihlani.

Archaeologists have unveiled the most detailed map ever produced of the earth beneath Stonehenge and its surrounds.

WHO: End the suffering of the Ebola crisis. Test and distribute homeopathy as quickly as possible to contain the outbreaks.

Irish comedian Dave Allen tells a series of religious jokes.

Part of the historical site Wounded Knee is up for sale. Should it be developed as a landmark or left in peace out of respect for the Sioux people who died there?

Advertisers have always sought to influence and persuade, but there have been only a handful of ads in history that monumentally changed the way people think about a product.

It's been 30 years since the release of cult film Blade Runner, and it's 10 since Minority Report. But what elements of the films have come to pass?

Hoaxes, Mischief, and Misinformation Throughout History

Virtual reality can be used to send participants "back in time", which could help them relive and overcome traumatic experiences, new research shows.

A container filled with Lego fell into the sea in 1997. The pieces are still turning up today.

A blind cave-dwelling fish in Somalia knows what time it is, but its “day” is twice as long as ours.

A best-in-class demonstration of a quantum computing device shows that, after years of development, real quantum computers may be on the horizon.

A visual guide to how much has changed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its military response to Hamas's attacks on 7 October.

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