US stock market rebounds as oil prices stop spiking

Financial markets in the US have opened lower as the war enters its 6th day. Despite no clear indication of when the Middle East tensions may ease, Wall Street has shrugged off concerns, unlike markets in Europe and Asia.

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Inside a 12,000-year-old kitchen in Neolithic Anatolia

An ancient kitchen discovered in Turkey's Karahan Tepe offers a glimpse into prehistoric cooking and daily life.

Archaeology

What does it take to run North America's largest ski resort?

The Travel Show heads to Whistler as it kicks off its 60th season to see the high‑speed world of its ski lifts.

The Travel Show

Are women with kids happier?

Katty Kay and Jean Twenge unpack a survey about the links between motherhood and happiness.

Katty Kay

Lego’s new smart brick

Tech Now experiences Lego's new Smart Brick, designed to bring physical play to next level.

Tech Now

The largest seed in the plant kingdom

The peculiar shape of the coco de mer has inspired legends involving walking trees and aphrodisiac properties.

Discover the World

In search of the elusive snow leopard in Uzbekistan

The BBC visits Uzbekistan's remote mountains as the first international film crew searching for snow leopards.

Adventures

Inside the completion of Gaudi's Sagrada Família

A rare peek at La Sagrada Família's finishing details

A century after Gaudí's passing, his masterpiece La Sagrada Família is reaching its conclusion.

The Travel Show

America is running out of teenagers, colleges are worried

Katty Kay speaks to Nathan Grawe about a looming demographic cliff that could reshape American higher education.

Katty Kay

Fixing fashion's erratic sizing problem

Tech Now meets a startup trying to fix one of the fashion industry's biggest blind spots, inconsistent sizing.

Tech Now

Margot Robbie's accent was 'too Australian' for Neighbours

The actress reveals that she had a dialect coach when she was on the series because her accent was so strong.

Film & TV

The French fortress of a celibate sect

The Cathars rejected meat and procreative sex. They were persecuted as heretics, but shaped our ideas of love.

Travel

Breathtaking solar eclipse over glacier in Patagonia

Liam Man, a photographer from the UK, captures rare images of a solar eclipse over the remote Glacier Leones.

Natural wonders

The tactile tech giving deaf runners a fair start

A gold‑medalist has developed a vibrating starting block to give deaf athletes clearer, fairer race starts.

TechXplore

Inside Canada's first of its kind caribou sanctuary

A pioneering conservation breeding centre in Jasper National park is racing to save Canada's iconic caribou.

The Travel Show

What happens when wives outearn their husbands?

Katty Kay speaks with author Liza Mundy about how relationships change when women start earning more than men.

Katty Kay

How machines are shaping the vehicles of tomorrow

The new technology shaping the vehicles of tomorrow

Technology to get us around was a big theme at CES 2026. Tech Now tests out some of the latest innovations.

Tech Now

These futuristic screens help you navigate Tokyo

In Tokyo, BBC TechXplore tests live translation and AI-powered displays that makes the city more navigable.

TechXplore

Inside the world's largest collection of fungi

Kew's Fungarium: The world's largest collection of fungi

Deep beneath Kew Gardens sits the world's largest archive of fungi, a vast library of 1.3 million specimens.

Discover the World

The wearable tech that lets spectators feel the match

At Tokyo's Deaflympics, deaf Judo fans aren't just watching the matches, they're feeling them, thanks to Hapbeat.

TechXplore

How sticky toffee pudding became a British pub favourite dessert

How sticky toffee pudding became a British pub classic

The Travel Show visits the the Lake District to find out about the historic roots of Britain's beloved pudding.

The Travel Show