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Many people turn to life coaches in moments of crisis. Some find what they're looking for in these programmes – but others find disappointment, even scams.

From supernatural capes to sleeping caps, asbestos fibres once had a wide range of bizarre uses.

As complaints of human waste pile up, new rules require climbers to properly dispose of their stools.

Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest is chilling audiences – because of what they hear, not see. Sound designer Johnnie Burn discusses recreating the sounds of the concentration camp.

Some people can strike off on any journey with no guide except their 'pigeon senses'. How do they do it? And can this ability be learned?

A once-bootlegged spirit, poitín has become a symbol of Irish determination, encapsulating heritage and identity – especially on St Patrick's Day.

Twenty years ago, the Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet film asked: would you erase memories of an ex-lover if you could? And how much do we want technology to meddle in our romantic lives?

Samarkand was a major Silk Road trading hub for more than 2,500 years. Now, the Uzbek city has a major new tourism complex, which it hopes will reflect its former glories.

When picturing humanity's future, dark visions are everywhere - but are there alternatives? Historian Thomas Moynihan explores what we can learn from forecasters 100 years ago.

As the sun falls over a vast marshland, starlings undulate in mesmerising murmurations. But how, exactly, they do it remains mysterious.

Hovercraft were a quick way to zip across the world's waterways but were noisy and expensive to operate. Could they be about to enjoy a second wind?

As deep-sea miners seek international go-ahead, opponents say the environmental impact is too high.

It likely explains why the French have the reputation of being so demonstrative about love – because if you can't really say it, you have to show it.

BBC Tech Editor Zoe Kleinman tried to challenge the output of a chatbot - but all was not as it seemed.

Republicans allege James Comey's now-deleted "8647" Instagram message was a call to assassinate Donald Trump.

As we grow up, we are trained to think about things in a linear way. But it can leave us ill-equipped in our complex, fast moving world, harm our finances and even mislead AI.

Researchers in Japan and US have unlocked the 60-year mystery of what gives cats their orange colour.

Harvard Law School paid just $27 for the document, which UK academics now think is the real thing.

Find out how Eurovision gets one act off the stage and another one in place in under a minute.

Check out our shiny new story-based merch at https://dftba.com/minuteearthMost animals on earth are bioluminescent, but almost all of them live in the ocean ...

The US currently has no high-speed rail services, but two are under construction, and more planned.

A video shared on social media shows a man spray painting an original wall of the pre-Columbian site.

The research builds on the discovery that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate.