Science

Research is unveiling the surprising, lifelong impact of what enters a baby's gut in the days after birth.

Garlic, alcohol, meat and even fasting can affect our body odour – and alter how appealing our scent is to others.

Although the chemistry of autumn colours is well understood, there is an ongoing debate among scientists about why trees evolved their vivid autumn colours in the first place.

Harvesting solar energy in orbit and beaming it down to Earth is a decades-old idea. Now, a raft of companies say they could make it a reality.

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica with the strongest windspeeds the Caribbean nation has ever experienced. Here's how it compares to other record-breaking storms.

Jump scares and gore might not seem like the most soothing watching, but scary films can actually be the ideal therapy during anxious times.

Changing the clocks is linked to a plethora of health impacts – from heart attacks to car crashes.

Deep inside a Swiss mountain, a group of students spent some of the summer simulating what life might be like inside a lunar base. The BBC joined them before the "mission".