The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC's international editor.

There’s nothing more annoying than the persistent buzz of a fly indoors, not to mention the fact that some flies can transmit ...

This survival story, “Ten Terrible Days,” first ran in the July 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. I want to say something right at the beginning that has been said 1,000 times before, but I want to say it ...

Communicable diseases remain among the serious public health threats in developing urban centres and Harare is no exception. Outbreaks of cholera, typhoid and dysentery continue to claim lives despite ...

This musical, created by StarKid Productions, parodies the classic video game, following a dysfunctional family's journey ...

Florence Nightingale never set foot in India. Yet from a sickbed in London, armed with mortality data and an unstoppable pen, she rewrote the country's sanitary code, slashed soldier death rates from ...

Has anyone heard of a plant dancing? Maybe not, but there is a plant that exists. This shrub is known as ‘Dancing Plant’, ...

Humphrey Bogart remains a legend to this day, in part for his eating habits (or lack thereof). Even when he tried to change, ...

Though we think of pubs as lively hangouts where guests come to wind down with a chilled brew, in the past, some Irish pubs also functioned as morgues.

Water is undoubtedly one of the most essential commodities for human survival. It sustains life, supports agriculture and industry, and remains fundamental to public health. Yet in Nigeria, access to ...

India’s forests and mountains are home to several nutrient-rich wild fruits packed with medicinal benefits. From Himalayan Burans to Ladakh’s sea buckthorn, these natural superfoods support immunity, ...

Irish politician Thomas Gould has become a bit of star in the Caribbean after a video of him speaking in the Irish parliament drew comments for the surprising similarity of his Cork accent to the ...