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For years they’ve played second fiddle to romantic interests, but friends are finally getting their due on the big screen, writes Clare Thorp.

News of an investigation into a US university professor for using a Mandarin word reaches China.

In the lowlands of Bangladesh, people are turning to a centuries-old form of hydroponics to keep afloat.

A photo of the Andromeda Galaxy has won this year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards.

The 62-year-old ball python has not been with a male in over 15 years, according to Saint Louis Zoo.

Jean-Sébastien Jacques and other top executives will step down after the miner blew up sacred sites.

Recreation may look like it serves no obvious purpose, but when dogs and other animals are having fun they are learning some valuable lessons.

The 22-year-old Slovenian woman was found guilty of cutting off her hand to make an insurance claim.

The naturalist warns that a million species are at risk but says it is not too late to save them.

The US president helps broker a landmark deal as Bahrain agrees to recognise the state of Israel.

As companies around the world rush to implement diversity and inclusion programmes, the burden to launch these initiatives are unduly falling on employees of colour.

Some people have an extraordinarily sensitive nose, but is this something they are born with or can you learn to have this fragrant “superpower”?

Jules Miller set up dietary supplements firm The Nue Co after suffering irritable bowel syndrome.

At least one humpback whale remains in the Australian river after getting lost.

A big chunk of ice breaks away from the Arctic's largest remaining ice shelf - 79N, or Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden.

Telescope observations spy a gas high in the atmosphere of Venus that on Earth is made by microbes.

Archaeologists have suspected there was more to Tikal, El Zotz and Holmul. But it wasn’t until recently that proof came – in the form of Lidar, a type of remote sensing technology.

Luxembourg has been afflicted with a boring and staid reputation – but there’s much more to its dynamic and diverse capital city than meets the eye.

Speaking to the BBC, Zalmay Khalilzad addresses the controversial release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners.

The technology giant has also pledged to be using only carbon-free energy by 2030.

The ancient bear, unearthed by reindeer herders, has been hailed as a find of "great importance".

Quintin Lake took more than five years to walk around the coastline of Britain.

For some it’s a habit, while others avoid it at all costs – but talking to strangers has unexpected benefits for our wellbeing.

Lighthouses have been upgrading to more efficient LED lights, but for some that is a step too far.

Zackrydz Rodzi says he was stunned to find photos after tracing lost phone to nearby jungle.