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India has dropped a colonial-era tune from Beating Retreat celebrations to "decolonise" the event.

Invasion or fear strategy: the Russian leader keeps everyone guessing on his real plans for Ukraine.

Subjected to repeated disinformation campaigns, the tiny Baltic country of Estonia sees media literacy education as part of its digital-first culture and national security.

A number of teams are working on advanced ways to tell more accurately if someone is lying.

The unusual pictures were allegedly taken from its most powerful missile launch in five years.

Farmers are using artificial intelligence to spot lameness in their herd before it gets serious.

Briton Josh Wardle sells his online game sensation to the New York Times for a seven-figure sum.

Maus, a graphic novel about the Holocaust, was banned by a school board in Tennessee this month.

Surviving a pandemic isn't always the end of the story – some viruses can have health effects that linger on for decades, eventually leading to a range of devastating diseases.

An upsurge in fighting between the military and armed civilians point to a change from an uprising to civil war.

During lockdown, criminals stripped parts of the network leaving tracks and stations in ruins.

The rare nationwide lockdown of federal prisons comes after two inmates died in a fight in Texas.

The rights group accuses it of racist policies, but Israel fiercely rejects "the false allegations".

Masato Sagawa's neodymium-iron-boron magnet has become central to our modern way of living.

Australian HIV cases have hit an all-time low - and it's partly a legacy of unconventional strategy.

An important part of Curacao's dushi (sweet) culture, Mama and Chichi sculptures can be found across the island and have come to represent the beauty of the female form.

Suddenly we are all talking about immunity but how much do we really understand?

We should think more about whom we'll be in the future – because doing so has profound consequences for our health, happiness and financial security.

Dillon Helbig's Christmas tale creates a buzz after he sneaks a copy into his local library in Idaho.

There's childhood, adulthood, and the messy bit in between. Here's how we've defined adolescence throughout history - and why it's time for a new category.

The statue of the god Bacchus is traced by a Dutch art detective and returned to a French museum.

It is the latest major economy to announce its own virtual currency, as China trials the digital yuan.

The Pacific nation's audacious bid to become the world's first dark sky nation might provide a blueprint for the rest of the world.

The technology giant's owner Meta said platforms like TikTok were hurting its growth.

A new intelligence report provides another twist in the long-running mystery of US officials falling sick.