Practically every star you see on a clear dark night lives in the galaxy we call home – the Milky Way. But how did it all get here? How did the simplest ingredients form the vast structure we see today?

Why would anyone go out of their way to handle one of the most venomous snakes on Earth?

The Tasmanian devil is the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial and is found nowhere else in the world. But it’s not the island state’s only unusual mammal, many of which are rare or extinct on Australia’s mainland.

A few choice facts on the ‘Extreme Fishing’ frontman.

Just a few months before his death, the writer of 2001: A Space Odyssey gave what was probably his last interview to Paul Parsons, in celebration of his 90th birthday.

It’s something that governs our perception of reality and tells us we exist. We all know that we have it, yet scientists are still struggling to pin down exactly what it is…

Humans can’t shut up. We each use around 370 million words in an average lifetime, but nobody knows how these came about or why we are the only species that talks. Caroline Green has the latest word on our gift of the gab.

New findings suggest why ancient Mexican city may have been abandoned.

Research suggests the best path to a long life isn’t always the one you’d expect, as Jo Carlowe finds out.

What are these currants in the cosmic pudding?

Vast amphitheatres, advanced aqueducts and imposing fortresses, just some of the fantastic feats of engineering achieved by the Romans throughout Europe and beyond.

There are around three million shipwrecks on ocean beds around the world, many laden with gold, jewels and other wonders.

From fashion icon to campaigning national treasure – there’s more to Joanna Lumley, than meets the eye. Did you know…

A few facts on Jack, the ‘Adrenaline Junkie’ Osbourne.

There is perhaps no greater reminder of the fragile nature of civilisation than the derelict ruins of those great empires that came before us.

Research suggests sleep is the best way to learn something new...