Chocolate, strawberries, oysters: we’ve all heard that certain foods can heighten our sexual desire and even performance. But they may not work in the way you think.
Over 100 facilities have been affected with some doctors resorting to pen and paper.
Millions of people have sent swabs of their DNA to consumer testing services to find out about their genetic heritage, but just how secure is that information?
We derive pleasure from scratching an itch – but may have evolved to shun those who scratch.
Mauna Kea Observatory captures moment unidentified object re-enters the atmosphere.
Conservationists are using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor bird populations by their songs.
The firm's shares have soared since its earnings announcement last week and are now up more than 98%.
Music festivals need a lot of electricity, but plugging into greener sources is not easy or cheap.
A UK pesticide producer did not look at key health records in its Parkinson's study, legal papers show.
Human activity is leaving some migratory species like green turtles facing extinction, a UN report says.
Natalie Yates-Bolton tells of her experience undergoing successful treatment with a new medication.
The "one of its kind" egg, which contains its original yolk and whites, is "still revealing its secrets"
Apple is turning science fiction into reality but was VR meant to be used like this?
Watch the full documentary Mark Zuckerberg: The Billionaires Who Made Our World on BBC Select.
Elon Musk's Neuralink has developed a brain chip that allows users to control a computer with their mind.
Have you 'broken' any News Year's resolutions yet? If so, you're not alone - on average 80% of resolutions fail.
A new study has found microplastics where they've never been seen before, sitting deep inside human lungs.
The maker of Robitussin is recalling several products containing honey due to contamination.
We've set foot on the Moon multiple times. So why all the recent mission failures?
Cutting-edge headsets show the impact of art on human brainwaves.
The 'sleepy girl' mocktail is a concoction made of tart cherry juice and magnesium. Here's the science behind it.
Blue Monday is apparently the most depressing day of the year. Here's the truth about the equation behind it.
The BBC's James Clayton tests out the latest tech at CES 2024 in Las Vegas.
There is growing evidence that simple, everyday changes to our lives can alter our brains.
Simple tricks to fight your winter blues and restore your energy as darker days set in.
The number of people who dislike their body is depressingly high. What can we do about it?
Researchers at University College London are investigating how the tech can help with early diagnoses.
Here's what our main takeaways are from the long-awaited trailer for the gaming blockbuster.
A new study might explain why dying patients' lives flash before their eyes.
The pickup truck - Tesla’s latest offering - had its windows smashed during a demonstration in 2019.
The Planck space telescope has picked up echoes left by soundwaves that travelled through the early Universe.
What does science say about the best way to develop and build your strength?
The Western world was once obsessed with these macabre memorials.
With the top contenders for the US presidential election in 2024 both well past the typical retirement age, science says there is both pros and cons to having older leaders.
Scientists are hopeful that research into newer treatment options could reverse age-related changes and boost a person's health-span.
Monarch populations are teetering on extinction, their numbers down to 5% of what they were a few decades ago. Here's what to know and the simplest way to help.
In some parts of the world, cars have always been on the larger side. But now these behemoths are spreading – and the consequences are still being figured out.
From supernatural capes to sleeping caps, asbestos fibres once had a wide range of bizarre uses.
Sir Tony Blair has said that current global changes are of "even greater magnitude" than the 19th century Industrial Revolution.
Tim Treadwell has installed professional observation domes in his garden to watch the night sky.
The call, which uses manipulated audio resembling the president's voice, discourages people from voting in the primary.
Blockages in the UK's public footpaths
Presteigne and Norton, in Powys, have been officially recognised as a Dark Skies community.
Cameraman Vianet Djenguet got a little too close for comfort when filming the alpha male of a gorilla family.
Gina Neff told the BBC that AI is damaging media organisation's ability to generate profits.
The avatar asks the president about the dangers of artificial intelligence during marathon news conference.
Scientists use a radar spacecraft to take a "tape measure" to the world's biggest block of ice.
The BBC's analysis editor examines what effect 30 years of COPs has had on efforts to halt climate change.
Climate reporter Esme Stallard breaks down the COP28 climate summit agreement - in less than a minute.
The next-generation vehicle conducts a hot-fire test on its launch pad in French Guiana.
A musical take on the 'perfect solar system'
As property investors in Miami turn their gaze inland, residents in one poorer neighbourhood further above sea level say rising rents are pricing them out of their homes.
South Africa’s first black female freediving instructor is on a mission to create access to the ocean for children of colour and from underprivileged communities.
Footage captured by a documentary team shows a blue whale off the Seychelles.
The rocket flew for about eight minutes before SpaceX lost contact and ended its live stream.
Expedition captures first ever footage of spiky egg-laying mammal that walked with dinosaurs.
A team of more than 140 surgeons in New York successfully performed the procedure on Aaron James.
When a star forms, pulling gas down on to itself, it shoots out huge polar jets.
Mobile and tablet apps are unaffected, meaning users can still download BBC shows to watch later.
The firm said most of its services had been restored after issues hit its network since Saturday.
The government and tech firms are being urged to do more to stop access to unsuitable material.
Ofcom says it has concerns over Virgin Media's actions to protect vulnerable customers.
Users have taken to message boards to complain about the increase, which they say is unjustified.
Consumer group Which? said most of the devices they tested posed a "serious safety risk" to users.
Regulators claim the firm broke a pledge when it axed 1,900 jobs after buying Activision Blizzard.
Brianna Ghey's mum Esther has said children under 16 should not be able to access social media apps.
The tech will detect images - but not video or audio - made by other companies' AI generators.