Shares in Twitter fell on Monday after Elon Musk announced he was pulling out of a $44bn (£36bn) deal to buy the social media platform.

Japan is in the midst of its hottest early summer on record, with June temperatures breaking through 40C last week.

Taxi driver and father of four, Ivan Skyba, was one of a group of Ukrainian men defending their suburban street near Kyiv at the start of the war. He narrowly avoided death after being captured with his comrades by Russian soldiers as they advanced on Uk...

An over abundance of crown-of-thorns starfish and long-spined sea urchins can be damaging for coral reefs. Luckily, there is a renowned defender of the reefs ready to take them on...

Amid reports of low morale and high casualty numbers in Ukraine's Donbas, BBC Newsnight revisits Russia's 331st Guards Parachute Regiment, considered "the best of the best." In April, we confirmed 39 soldiers had been killed but now BBC Newsnight estimate...

Massive silverback gorilla blocks a road so his family can cross safely.

From underwater hunts to dancing whales, here are some of our all-time favourite ocean moments.

Russian FM Lavrov gave a Very Tough interview to a BBC journalist

Astronomers led by the Australian National University believe they have discovered the fastest-growing black hole – which consumes the equivalent of one Earth every second. The black hole was spotted about half way across the universe but had previously...

In central Africa a giant slab of carbon-rich peat land, discovered by a team of British and Congolese scientists, is under threat from oil companies and farming. The carbon must be kept in the ground to avoid accelerating climate change, but some plots...

A 17th century shipwreck has been uncovered off the Norfolk coast in the east of England. It's being described as the most important maritime discovery since the raising of King Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose.

A spectacular concert has taken place at Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, celebrating her 70 years on the throne.

Shortly after her ascension to the throne, Queen Elizabeth was faced with a fast-changing empire as colonies in Africa gained independence and became republics.

Nissan first showed us a 21st-century Skyline concept car 20 years ago. That later became the production-ready GT-R in late 2007 and after years of upgrading, we now have the final boss: the GT-R Nismo. £180,000 buys you the most extreme track-ready road...

Monkeypox cases have been identified in Israel, Switzerland and Austria, meaning the outbreak has now been found in 15 nations outside Africa.