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An illustration of Moby Dick crashing into a vessel (Credit: Alamy)

A cranial organ allows sperm whales to sink ships

By Anna Bressanin

A couple in blue clothing sit together in a disheveled living space (Credit: Getty Images)

What really helps save a relationship

By Sophie Hardach

Man sleeping with prehistoric art in thought bubble (Credit: BBC/ Serenity Strull)

What hunter-gatherers can teach us about sleep

By Amanda Ruggeri

A woman smiling with emoji reactions floating around her head (Credit: BBC/ Serenity Strull/ Getty Images)

The internet vigilantes who weaponise kindness

By Thomas Germain

A collaged representation of a woman receiving general anaesthetic during surgery (Credit: BBC/ Serenity Strull/ Getty Images)

What general anaesthetic reveals about our brains

By Jasmin Fox-Skelly

A young woman running in central London (Credit: Getty Images)

How to minimise air pollution while exercising

By Melissa Hogenboom

Illustration of a man sneezing as allergens surround him in the air (Credit: BBC/ Serenity Strull/ Getty Images)

How allergies can develop later in life

By Jamie Ducharme

A humpback whale leaps from the water (Credit: Getty Images)

How the world realised whales are singing

By Jocelyn Timperley

(Credit: BBC Serenity Strull/Getty Images)

Seoul has solved a New York food waste problem

By Soo Min Kim

Two scarlet macaws sparring in a tree in Costa Rica, with their wings flapping. A third macaw is perched behind them on a tree branch (Credit: Getty Images)

This dazzling bird has a lethal parenting method

By Diego Arguedas Ortiz

Health correspondent Melissa Hogenboom sitting calmly during a breathing exercise (Credit: Melissa Hogenboom)

30-second habits to improve your mood

By Melissa Hogenboom

A woman asleep on a giant pillow, surrounded by a blue night sky (Credit: BBC/ Serenity Strull/ Getty Images)

Here's how to catch up on sleep, the right way

By Amanda Ruggeri

A southern elephant seal pup explores a rock pool (Credit: Matty Smith/ Ocean Photographer of the Year)

10 of the most striking ocean images of 2026

By Isabelle Gerretsen, Martha Henriques and Katherine Latham

An eagle flying over mountain landscape in Ireland (Credit: Alamy)

The lost species that live on in Irish place names

By Chris Baraniuk

Dalmatian pelicans in a lake in Turkey (Credit: Alamy)

The quest to save Turkey's lake of birds

By Katie Nadworny

A woman stood on the edge of a rocky hill with the ocean in front of her (Credit: Getty Images)

Can GPS be saved from attack?

By Katherine Dunn