A vote against using MDMA as part of therapy for PTSD has provoked a powerful backlash among researchers who study psychedelic drugs.

Astronauts are preparing for launch in Boeing's new Starliner. What does the spacecraft mean for the future of the US space programme?

This rare dual emergence of two different broods hasn't happened for 221 years.

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand and beneath it lies an equally sprawling network of lava caves.

The BBC is launching a new series to explore the limits of artificial intelligence by pitting it against the most powerful thinking machines on the planet – the human brain.

Climate change was ravaging the stunning Tibetan heritage of the Himalayas – now the 15th Century monasteries are being restored.

The world's largest direct air capture plant sucks CO2 from the air and deposits it underground.

Aboriginal mothers and their babies have higher death rates and poorer health outcomes than non-Indigenous Australians. New community-led services are trying to change that.

A new study reveals the role of rare gene variants and randomness in determining left-handedness.  

Wind turbines can pose a deadly risk to migrating birds, but there are ways to dramatically reduce crashes.

The common electric vehicle doesn't need to hit lightning speed – but Formula E race cars could usher in a new era for all.

Cancer isn't necessarily a death sentence, but it's common to believe that it is.

Digital technology's quickness and convenience ought to have buried its analogue counterparts. Yet vinyl records and film photography endure. Why do people continue to use it?

TikTok was one of India's most popular apps – until it was banned in 2020. It's a lesson for what might unfold if a US ban goes ahead.

Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade.

As part of its mission, Silo uses a nose to tail and root to tip approach to cooking out of respect for nature.

Pre-modern states and civilisations became more prone to collapse as time passed – a pattern that holds lessons for today's ageing global powers.

The Little Mariana fruit bat slipped into oblivion before scientists even had the chance to learn about its biology or behaviour.

Why China's concrete addition is costing the Earth.

There's a growing cohort of people who believe in washing clothes less – or not at all. Matilda Welin talks to the 'no-wash' and 'low-wash' believers.