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The discovery of the remains of the Clotilda, 160 years after it sank, brings new life and interest to the settlement built by the original survivors.

Scientists issue a stark warning over the need to make hard choices about the way we use the land.

Prescribing the painkiller for chronic pain could have risks, as well as benefits, a study finds.

You sent a text – but it’s been an hour, and your friend hasn’t replied to your message yet. Why are you so angry about it?

As conservative parents compile lists of "radical and racist" texts, critics warn of censorship.

The masked men threatened students and stole computers at a Swedish school on Monday.

Michel Roccati tells the BBC he "almost has a normal life" again thanks to an electrical implant.

In a rare reversal, Chinese streaming giant Tencent undid massive cuts it had made to the original.

A charity says a biobank library of human tissue is needed so experts can try to cure tinnitus.

In difficult times, people are more likely to appoint women and people of colour to be leaders. But this puts crisis leaders in a very precarious position.

All the curling stones used in Beijing are made in Ayrshire using granite from an uninhabited island.

From ancient times to today, portraiture has told us fundamental truths about humanity and identity, whoever the subject. Cath Pound explores the genre's most powerful examples.

The Canadian capital's mayor says the city is out of control, with more protesters than police.

While searching for a new path in life, two former nuns created a wondrous "Coastal Camino" that is bringing travellers to an otherwise neglected part of Northern Ireland.

Craig Lambert's father guarded Adolf Hitler's deputy during his life sentence in Berlin.

As the Queen marks 70 years on the throne, historian Robert Lacey asks how prepared she was for her destiny.

No longer the preserve of superpowers, drones are now in the hands of insurgents and smaller countries.

A fall in demand for Icelandic whale products means the controversial practice is no longer profitable.

An investigation finds some 4,500 classified ads on social media, offering African grey parrots for sale.

A US couple is suing after discovering that their daughter is not biologically related to her father.

An international centre will defend the interests of science as thousands of satellites are launched.

As many as 20 people in South Carolina have been arrested over contraband deliveries to prisoners.

The melting is endangering both climbers and locals who rely on the glaciers for drinking water.