A killer whale is captured on camera hunting and "eviscerating" a great white shark in less than two minutes.
Just living a normal life was the biggest hope, now Alex will take on the world on the slopes.
Scientists say sea slugs could be migrating north into cooler waters because of climate change.
For decades, it was thought that not vaccinating children against chickenpox would reduce the risk of adults developing shingles – but now this is being questioned.
A female stingray recently fell pregnant, despite having no male companions in her tank. What are "virgin births" and why are they happening more frequently for animals in captivity?
Xolair receives FDA approval for severe food allergies. The researchers whose work led to the announcement claim it is a "game-changer" for allergy sufferers.
We've set foot on the Moon multiple times. But getting to the lunar surface is far from straightforward.
The heroic story of a British village that took decisive action when the bubonic plague struck.
Elon Musk's Neuralink has developed a brain chip that allows users to control a computer with their mind.
Have you 'broken' any News Year's resolutions yet? If so, you're not alone - on average 80% of resolutions fail.
A new study has found microplastics where they've never been seen before, sitting deep inside human lungs.
The maker of Robitussin is recalling several products containing honey due to contamination.
Cutting-edge headsets show the impact of art on human brainwaves.
The 'sleepy girl' mocktail is a concoction made of tart cherry juice and magnesium. Here's the science behind it.
Blue Monday is apparently the most depressing day of the year. Here's the truth about the equation behind it.
There is growing evidence that simple, everyday changes to our lives can alter our brains.
Simple tricks to fight your winter blues and restore your energy as darker days set in.
The number of people who dislike their body is depressingly high. What can we do about it?
A new study might explain why dying patients' lives flash before their eyes.
The Planck space telescope has picked up echoes left by soundwaves that travelled through the early Universe.
What does science say about the best way to develop and build your strength?
Why it's a myth that the more exercise we do, the more calories we burn.
How effective is fertility preservation?
A new study reveals how an alarming decline in sperm count and quality is threatening the human race.
We explore the benefits of a 'dopamine fast' and why it's become a popular trend, especially in our modern world.
The surprising health and wellbeing benefits of swimming in freezing cold water.
Researchers say there is an urgent need to change how the condition is tackled as it rises worldwide.
It follows a ruling by the state's top court that frozen embryos are considered children.
Alien lifeforms are likely to have evolved their own unique ways of communicating, so how might humanity communicate with them if ever make contact?
Alien life could take many different forms, but one possibility is captivating scientists: alien "plants". What would they look like? And how could we find them?
We've long assumed that aliens will be like us, but there's every reason to think they are instead a form of unfathomable AI, says the UK astronomer royal Lord Martin Rees.
Alien astronomers might be looking in our direction from distant planets. What would they see?
A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an "astonishing" attack.
Students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York will be able to attend school tuition-free after a $1bn donation.
Students broke into cheers and tears as a former professor at a New York college announced a $1bn donation.
How Danionella cerebrum makes its sound
An American company becomes the first commercial outfit to put a spacecraft on the Moon.
Humpbacks and other baleen whales have evolved a specialised "voice box" that enables them to sing underwater.
Scientists want to use the robot plane to reach inaccessible areas to understand climate change.
The object was captured on camera as it streaked across the Lincolnshire sky on Monday evening.
Intuitive Machines, a private Houston-based company, launches its first lunar lander from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
A23a, which is more than twice the size of Greater London, does a 360-degree turn.
Tim Treadwell has installed professional observation domes in his garden to watch the night sky.
Blockages in the UK's public footpaths
Presteigne and Norton, in Powys, have been officially recognised as a Dark Skies community.
Cameraman Vianet Djenguet got a little too close for comfort when filming the alpha male of a gorilla family.
Scientists use a radar spacecraft to take a "tape measure" to the world's biggest block of ice.
The next-generation vehicle conducts a hot-fire test on its launch pad in French Guiana.
A musical take on the 'perfect solar system'
Footage captured by a documentary team shows a blue whale off the Seychelles.
Expedition captures first ever footage of spiky egg-laying mammal that walked with dinosaurs.
A team of more than 140 surgeons in New York successfully performed the procedure on Aaron James.
When Frank Herbert visited coastal Oregon, it would influence his sci-fi novel Dune - but much has changed since.
Met Office weather data also shows that this winter was less frosty than normal.
It follows anger from residents after thousands of bins were not collected.
North Sami, a language spoken in the Arctic, has more than 300 words for snow and a special word for "frightened reindeer". Can it survive in a warmer world?
From time-bending letters to lives lacking in birthdays, try to solve BBC Future's calendar-based puzzles this leap year.
A BBC investigation finds about one third of chickens sold in some UK supermarkets have "hock burn".
The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth.
To tame a hopelessly disorganised Roman calendar, Julius Caesar added months, took them away, and invented the leap year.
Owner Drax, which received £6bn in subsidies, continues to burn timber from Canadian trees - BBC finds.
