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The major US stock markets open higher despite rising oil prices amid the ongoing war on Iran.

Katty Kay speaks to an expert about why large numbers of young adults say they're struggling to find purpose in life.

BBC Tech Now meets the makers of Total War strategy series to uncover how they bring medieval cultures to life.

Jon Cheigh at Cohen and Steers gives his take on Wall Street's reaction on a possible ceasefire.

With storms occurring between 140 and 160 nights a year, it's no wonder the area is a world record holder.

Catherine Avery at Concurrent Investment Advisors explains that investors will continue to see a volatile market.

Join the world-leading sleep expert to bid goodnight to sleep anxiety and rediscover the joy of restful nights.

Join the youngest judge in Dragons' Den history and creator of Diary of a CEO as he shares 16 principles to make your business a success.

Join health guru Tim Spector as he teaches you about the different aspects of gut health, nutrition and healthy eating habits.

Go beyond recipes and uncover the art of cooking with the youngest chef ever to be granted three Michelin stars.

Understand how to read people and build lasting confidence with former US Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras.

Learn practical time management skills that will give you more time for what's important with best-selling author Oliver Burkeman.

Join the bestselling author to learn the craft of extraordinary writing and become inspired by her masterpieces.

Shake up the party with cocktail-making techniques from one of the world's best mixologists, Ago Perrone.

Level up your singing skills with the vocal coach behind stars like Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter.

Join the creative mind behind iconic designs and album covers as she explains the rules of great graphic design.

Tech Now experiences Lego's new Smart Brick, designed to bring physical play to next level.

A research paper predicts AI autonomy by 2027 could lead to human extinction within a decade.

A new organ-on-a-chip technology helps doctors design personalised treatments for gut health.

Tech Now is given rare access to the world's most advanced telescope with the largest digital camera ever built.

BBC Tech Now explores how the latest generation of high-performance computing stays cool. 

A rare tour inside the legendary innovation powerhouse Bell Labs, home to world‑changing 20th century inventions.

Technology to get us around was a big theme at CES 2026. Tech Now tests out some of the latest innovations.

Tech Now meets the innovators using tech to improve seed, grains and crops for Australia's agricultural industry.

Fossilised footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico reveal an extraordinary human story.

Deep within Spain's El Sidrón Cave, 49,000‑year‑old bones reveal a Neanderthal family's dark fate.

The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak was accidentally discovered by Bulgarian soldiers digging up shelters in 1944.

The groundbreaking fossil finds reveal how Homo sapiens are 100,000 years older than previously believed.

An ancient kitchen discovered in Turkey's Karahan Tepe offers a glimpse into prehistoric cooking and daily life.

In Sri Lanka's caves, butchered monkey bones reveal a hunting tool that helped our early ancestors survive.

In 1995, archaeologist Ivan Turk made a discover that could change our view of our Neanderthals cousins forever.

In 1869, two companies connected the east to the west with the United States' first transcontinental railroad.

The actress reveals that she had a dialect coach when she was on the series because her accent was so strong.

Katty Kay speaks to Jane Wurwand about her theory about what jobs are best protected from AI replacement.

Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry and John Bishop tell Rachel McAdams why they love her films.

The venerable nun Sunjae shares how we can feel calmer and more supported, just through the act of eating.

We trace skydiving's origins and reveal the pivotal innovations that shaped today's parachute culture.

Japan's popular hot spring baths come with a unique requirement: full nudity for anyone entering the onsen.

Swedish death cleaning helps people in the later years of their life find peace and meaning in letting go.

The actor's Madame Tussauds waxwork is so lifelike that it was able to unlock his phone with Face ID.

The peculiar shape of the coco de mer has inspired legends involving walking trees and aphrodisiac properties.

Father penguins have developed a solution to help distinguish their child from identical chicks in the colony.

River dolphins in Mocajuba in Brazil are known to play with people without guarantee of reward.

Sloth bears are the world's deadliest bear and for humans, outrunning them is usually not an option.

Under the surface of the ocean, 100,000 towering mountains dot the Earth. Their violent currents are key to life.

Hyena mother-to-be Tandala spots an opportunity to steal food from a wild dog pack, but she's in for a shock.

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards crowned the funniest animal photos of the year 2025.

Scientists had a conversation with Twain, the humpback whale. It's the first ever recorded chat of its kind.