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BBC Click explores the latest technology being trialled in Australia to preserve coral at the Great Barrier Reef.

Kalaripayattu is a martial art that originated in the 4th Century in India.

The amazing transformation of Jeff Bezos from nerd to one of the world's richest men.

Heat is the most deadly extreme weather phenomenon and cities are seeking ways to cool their urban cores.

A wild orangutan has astonished researchers by using a medicinal plant to treat his cheek wound.

We examine whether peaceful protest can ever really be effective at bringing about real change.

A thorough but in no way exhaustive list of animals that will fit on your face.

The truth about Alkaline water. Does it really provide health benefits by balancing our pH levels?

The debate for and against pasteurisation across industries and seas is a passionate one.

New laser technology is helping border security to distinguish illegal ivory from legal mammoth tusks.

These mechanical creatures lurk beneath the water's surface and power homes in the Faroe Islands.

They are largely unpredictable and unforeseeable but are twisters becoming a more serious threat?

Researchers have found a way to take carbon dioxide and turn it into syngas, creating carbon-neutral energy.

Photographer Elena Chernyshova explores what it’s like to live in a city 400km north of the Arctic Circle.

It’s 2045 and we’re now living in a net zero society. This is the story of how we did it.

The small Danish Island of Ærø has been deemed the most sustainable European island of 2021.

Watch as weaverbirds build intricate nests along the Blue Nile to attract a mate.

This is despite the fact that its economy has been performing well in other areas.

Expert says it will be a rough ride ahead for the US economy.

The Tech Now team take to the skies in Sweden to explore developments in electric flight to clean up air travel.

We explore how maple syrup can be a healthier alternative to refined sugar with significant benefits.

At their peak, they were akin to royalty. Today, their estates conceal hidden treasures.

Iceland is one of the world's most volcanic regions. Now scientists are tapping into this hot source of energy.

Train enthusiast Francis Bourgeois spends a day spotting freight trains in Kuala Lumpur.

A Mexican community has found an unusual way to protect their coral reef.

Slovenia’s gorgeous lake Bled sits at the centre of European history.

Mastic artichokes are a special variety beloved in the Urla region of Turkey.

The Travel Show visits northern Iceland to see the breathtaking whales of Skjálfandi Bay.

In 1886, Thomas Stevens became the first person to travel across the globe on a bicycle.

Art critic Alastair Sooke learns about a masterpiece of the Islamic world at Doha's Museum of Islamic Art.

There are many myths surrounding the aurora but satellite technology provides insights into the celestial marvel.

Montenegro's most difficult roads are also the most beautiful, as Carmen Roberts discovers.

Did King Richard III kill his nephews to take the throne of England or did someone else?

During the Cold War, West Cork in Ireland was said to be the safest location following a nuclear attack.

Georg P Salzmann made it his mission to save the books burnt by the Nazis.

Two urban explorers' stories of decay tell a tale of a changing American cultural landscape.

What do archaeologists say about the Philistines, who are depicted in the Bible as barbaric invaders?

New research is leading historians to rethink Islay's Viking history.

In April 1944, a top secret rehearsal for D-Day went terribly wrong, costing the lives of 749 US servicemen.

The BBC gets access to Michelangelo's 'secret hiding room' under the Medici Chapel in Florence.

In Japan, a teacher helps his students find emotional release through crying.

What are the key elements of happiness?

We discover why the use of chocolate is older than we think, and the role it played for ancient humans.

To fight population decline, a small Finnish village is paying its citizens to have babies.

The Shahmaran, or "ruler of the snakes", is a mythical figure that is popular in Turkish folklore and seen by some as a good luck symbol.

Deep in the Sonoran Desert, an off-grid community are creating art in 'the last free place in America'.

What can out long love affair with dance teach us about ourselves?

Find out how the rich culture of Normandy in Northern France inspired one of the world's greatest artists.

Natural wonders and ancient sites: Turkish actor Ekin Koç shares tips for a perfect day in his hometown.

These flying insects can see fast-moving objects that humans would completely miss.

On a remote peninsular in the Arctic circle, something strange is happening under the ground.

The Neelakurinji flower only blooms every 12 years.

As ocean temperatures rise, women in Zanzibar turn to natural sea sponge farming to stay afloat.

An endangered bird from the early 16th Century is making a comeback in Europe.

In the Valdivian rainforest of Chile, an ancient tree carries answers to the future of climate.

Leonie Cornips, a sociolinguist at the Meertens Institute in Amsterdam, turns her attention from humans to cows.