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Unknown until 2013, a team of around 15 women were employed to taste the Führer’s food to check if it was poisoned. A new play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival tells their story.

A century ago, people had a very different idea of what it means to be heterosexual. Understanding that shift in thinking can tell us a lot about fluid sexual identities today.

In the Netherlands, criminals with mental illness are treated differently from many other countries. Melissa Hogenboom visits a Dutch prison to find out how.

Some people suffering psychoactive disorders such as schizophrenia have no idea they are ill – and refuse to seek treatment. Is it right to force them to seek treatment?

Rick Scott tells the BBC, without evidence, China is trying to "slow down" vaccine development in the West.

From the funny to the outright rule breaks, people open up about the moments they might rather forget.

An oil worker who was in quarantine wore a disguise so he could watch his children from a distance.

For centuries, scientists have obsessed over a primordial blob that can shape-shift, clone itself, and live indefinitely.

Antiquities collector Forrest Fenn says a treasure chest he hid a decade ago has finally been found.

From an enigmatic rage disorder to a sickness of overthinking, there are some mental illnesses you only get in certain cultures. Why? And what can they teach us?

Battery-maker Catl says it is ready to make a product that could power a car over 1.2 million miles.

But the prime minister describes the toppling of Edward Colston's statue as a "criminal act".

Jacob Roberts broke his leg falling into a 4m-deep well while running away from a dog.

Olof Palme was shot dead on Sweden's busiest road in 1986. Now, prosecutors may know who killed him.

There are millions of non-hand-washers hiding among us. Why won’t they adopt this simple hygiene habit – and how can we change their minds?

Previous successes can stand in the way of new opportunities – and even lead to failures with big price tags.

Some cities are rolling out ambitious electric scooter sharing schemes, while others have banned them outright. Just how green, and how safe, are e-scooters?

A surge in hospital traffic may indicate the virus hit China earlier than reported, a study suggests.

Recycled rare earth magnets are one solution to the rising demand for minerals used in our tech.

People share the oldest gadgets they still use, via social media.

Te Urewera, one of the country’s most isolated rainforests, was the world’s first natural resource to be granted the same rights as a legal person.

The UAE's Hope project is hailed as a "real step forward" for space exploration in the Arab world.

Popular culture can create stereotypes of ‘cuddly’ pandas or ‘evil’ snakes – but some photographers are setting out to change how we see wildlife, writes Graeme Green.

Some locations on Earth, such as the UK, will be pictured at high resolution up to 12 times a day.

More of us are wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus. How do they alter our interactions with others?