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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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New Yorkers have witnessed the urban solar phenomenon of "Manhattanhenge". So what is it?

Pope Francis says "about 2%" of Catholic clergy are paedophiles and that he is determined to confront the problem, in an interview with an Italian paper.

As the UK government prepares to unveil its robotics strategy, experts debate whether the technology risks destroying more jobs than it creates.

Prominent Russian ultra-nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin tells BBC News that war between Russia and Ukraine "is inevitable".

After superstorm Sandy, NY mayor Michael Bloomberg said cars with even number plates could only fill up on even dates. Zero was to count as even, he said. Is this right?