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Ex-CIA agent who captured Abu Zubaydah tells BBC he should be freed as top US court hears case.

What if dormant microbes trigger the onset of Alzheimer's? It's a theory that could have profound implications for prevention of the disease, writes David Robson.

The mountain gorilla who shot to global fame after posing for a relaxed selfie with a ranger has died.

The lone insect found in Surrey may be a stowaway or part of an undiscovered population.

Thousands worldwide have taken ivermectin to fight Covid. But what's the evidence?

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Pre-workout powders should be diluted in water, but some gym-goers are eating it neat.

The 18th-Century quest to weigh Earth was crucial to better understanding our Universe – and it took a lonely mountain in Scotland to help achieve the task.

The Chang'e-5 probe gathered rock from a volcanic eruption that occurred just two billion years ago.

Worldwide, shark populations are on the decline. Boosting their numbers could have a cascade effect to help sink carbon and make the oceans more resilient to climate change.

A picture taken by Vishwanath Birje captures the mutualistic relationship between the ants and the aphid

Writing cover letters for applications is tedious and may seem pointless – but you need one now more than ever.

Until the 1900s, when people in Ireland got sick, they would get naked and disappear into steamy saunas. Now, a new project is aiming to uncover these timeworn structures' secrets.

A US Navy nuclear engineer and his wife allegedly sold the secret data to an undercover FBI agent.

Images from Nasa's Perseverance rover show it's in a great place to find traces of ancient microbes.

The social network changes its policy following a BBC investigation.

Would we still see our humanity in the same way if other hominin species – from Australopithecus to Neanderthals – hadn't gone extinct?

"It was John who wanted a divorce," he says, setting the record straight on the band's break-up.

Victims of "stealthing" risk sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy. Now they can sue offenders.

A former colonel describes a leadership making cash by any means, from drug factories to illegal arms deals.

Some companies want workers back in the office. But parents, who combined remote work with spending more time with their children, are not happy.

John Oliver discusses how misinformation spreads among immigrant diaspora communities, how little some platforms have done to stop it, and, most importantly,...

Journalist Maria Ressa was the only woman to win a Nobel Prize this year, and just the 58th in history.

The 1,500-year-old complex unearthed near Tel Aviv was the world's largest winery at the time.

David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens share the prestigious economics prize.