Har du någonsin funderat över hur mycket kontroll du egentligen har över din vikt? Ny forskning kan ha ett svar på just den frågan som ställs av många frekventa bantare.
Brandmän använder sig av den senaste teknologin för att bekämpa skogsbränder.
Green Bank Observatory i West Virginia, hem till världens största styrbara radioteleskop, har mottagit en mystisk signal från yttre rymden.
What do you get when you combine a passion for tiny-house living with cutting-edge green technology?
En analys av vad som orsakade Amazonas förödande bränder, vilken påverkan de kan ha på klimatet och huruvida miljön kommer att kunna bli helt återställd.
Färgglada havssniglar har ett anmärkningsvärt antal anpassningar som gör att de kan överleva i havet. De kan exempelvis tillgodogöra sig solens energi, spruta ut svavelsyra och förvandla sina kroppar till drivgarn.
Berlinmurens fall den 9 november 1989 förändrade oundvikligen landskapet för den moderna geopolitiska historien. Här får vi se aldrig tidigare visade bilder tagna från båda sidor av muren, vilka ger en glimt av berlinbornas vardag.
Increasingly high-tech tools are being used to evaluate youth baseball players. The question is can they outperform professional scouts?
Kelp forests harbor a greater variety and higher diversity of plants and animals than almost any other ocean community. Many organisms use the thick blades as a safe shelter for their young from predators or even rough storms. But, what can be done when this ecosystem is out of balance?
Livet blommar på oväntade sätt i Kalifornien, från vildblommor i öknen till manetkolonier utanför Monterey.
Just over 100 years ago, a pair of brothers looked to the sky and changed the world. They designed, built and flew the most ridiculous of inventions. How did two bicycle mechanics manage to succeed where the others had failed?
Världen över drabbas mer än 300 miljoner människor av depression. Nu kan det finnas ett nytt verktyg för att bekämpa depression - anestetisk ketamin.
Undervattensfotografen Peter Kragh utforskar Kaliforniens kust och avslöjar några av de mest spektakulära liv som finns under ytan.
The I-400 was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Sen Toku-class submarines, which were the largest submarines ever built before the age of nuclear-powered subs. These massive vessels were longer than a football field and were used as submarine aircraft carriers.
Korta berättelser om vetenskap och teknik, historia, globala frågor samt personligheterna bakom det hela.
Our earliest ancestors formed what is considered hunter-gather societies. The Hadzabe of Tanzania are considered one of the last of these tribes on the planet. How do they pass down the knowledge of this way of life to the next generation?
Antarktis är en mystisk och outforskad kontinent. Forskarna vid det chilenska antarktiska institutet och forskningscentret Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems of High Latitudes uthärdar de extrema temperaturerna för att studera klimatförändringarna.
Det sista fartyget som förde slavar till USA har legat dolt i träskmarken i Mobile, Alabama under flera generationer.
Naturfilmaren Rene Araneda tar oss med till nationalparken Torres del Paine i Chile, en vacker plats där några av de mest fascinerande varelserna på planeten lever.
En iakttagelse av hajarna i det iskalla norr och deras fascinerande överlevnadsstrategier.
On the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, Commander Jim Lovell and Apollo engineers recall the ingenuity and superhuman efforts that turned a space flight disaster into an extraordinary fight for survival.
The Cuban crocodile is an endangered species poised to disappear. Meet the people trying to save this unique animal from extinction.
The fire ant strikes fear in all those who cross its path, and with good reason: this ant is taking over the world. Ants exterminate all other species, confiscates food for its own use, and ferociously defends its territory.
In Florida in the 80's exotic fish aficionados decided to release their lionfish into the ocean waters. In just over a decade, those fish conquered a massive territory at a horrifying speed. Scientists are calling it the worst invasion on the planet.
Alla barn har en unik gåva, och alla människor kan bidra till samhället. Men vad krävs för att skapa ett geni, och hur ser ett genis utbildning ut?
During World War II, the submarines of the Free French Naval Forces scoured the Atlantic to neutralize the Nazi Navy. Discover the forgotten ships that made possible the liberation of France.
Tokyo is the most populated urban zone on the planet. Built on a fault line, threatened by flooding and several active volcanoes, the city seems doomed, and yet it continues to grow. See the ambitious projects under development to save this city.
A mysterious World War II wreck is discovered off the coast of Italy by archaeologists. Could this be the wreck of the long lost U-455, the last missing German U-boat?
On January 7th, 1785, two men took on a bold challenge: to cross the English Channel in a balloon! Watch modern enthusiasts rebuild the original balloons using 18th-century tools and relive this incredible adventure!
Examining human survival mechanisms that modern science is only beginning to understand.
A team of maritime archaeologists descends 700 feet off the coast of North Carolina in search of the U-576, a German submarine that went down in a historic 1942 battle, possibly trapping 45 Nazi sailors inside.
The Iberian Lynx, classified as the world's most endangered cat, was once close to total extinction. Today, a group of scientists are battling to repopulate the species, giving hope that these elusive animals may one day make a comeback.
Strap-in for a breathtaking tour of the history and wildlife of Lake Okeechobee, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the United States, and the source of life for South Florida's magnificent Everglades.