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The statue depicts the ex-president on horseback flanked by a Native American man and an African man.

In central Kenya, hail the size of boulders can devastate a farm in a matter of minutes. How do you rebuild a life after such a destructive hailstorm?

More than 100 years after one of Australia’s most famous maritime disasters, the author dives the ship his great-grandfather should have perished on.

Only a very limited number of Muslims currently living in the kingdom will make the Hajj this year.

Tracking wildlife before, during and after lockdown will aim to analyse the slowdown in human activity.

Despite two attempts to fix it, the copy of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painting has been left unrecognisable.

Some scientists suspect that Covid-19 causes respiratory failure and death not through damage to the lungs, but the brain – and other symptoms include headaches, strokes and seizures.

Tens of thousands of people will need to be checked to see if they have permanent damage, doctors say.

The completion of the BeiDou-3 navigation system comes as tensions rise between Beijing and Washington.

The Netherlands may have figured out something about working from home (pandemic or no) that the rest of the world has yet to learn.

The Satanic group has been influential among neo-Nazi groups around the world in recent years.

There was a golden age of breaking into Glastonbury. It's now over but some still manage it.

Laser labs that detect ripples in space-time may have witnessed a new class of cosmic object.

The 67-year-old, who is one of the biggest names in pornography, could face up to 90 years in jail.

The disruption to our daily routines has left many of us in a spin. Having to decide how to live in lockdown, and with little guidance on the best way to do it, is mentally exhausting.

The West has discovered turmeric only in the last decade or so and has lost no time in touting it as a “superfood”. But in India, turmeric has been a staple ingredient for centuries.

A university that says it can scan faces to predict if someone is a criminal has come under fire.

Sa’di’s remarkable poetry is perpetually modern and full of ‘benevolent wisdom’ on how to live. Joobin Bekhrad revisits the life and work of ‘the cheerer of men’s hearts’.

The self-balancing vehicle was launched 19 years ago with the aim of revolutionising personal transport.

The BBC's Frank Gardner looks at the legacy of the US counter-terrorism response to 9/11.

An ancient Persian institution served as the model and inspiration for the United States Postal Service and other such delivery services.

Amid wide unemployment during Covid-19, basic income schemes have gained fresh relevance. A successful Canadian scheme that's over four decades old could provide a road map for others.

A city in China is letting people check if their partner has a history of abuse before they marry.

Once a huge camera-maker, it is looking to carve off that part of its business and focus elsewhere.