For years, UK politician Jeremy Thorpe's affair was a secret – but when his former lover Norman Scott blurted out the truth, an astounding story emerged.
Some animal societies are ruled by despots with an iron fist, while others seem naturally egalitarian – and they all have lessons for us.
In November 1990, the UK's prime minister made her tearful departure from 10 Downing Street. She was ousted by her own party, having been weakened by an unlikely enemy.
As Michelle Obama's The Look is published, we dissect first-lady fashion through the decades. From "mother of the nation" to Flotus fashionistas, what have their styles signalled?
In July 1969, Senator Edward Kennedy pleaded guilty to fleeing the scene of an accident where a young aide died. But many questions about the ‘Chappaquiddick incident’ went unanswered.
BBC Special Correspondent Katty Kay and writer Richard Haass discuss US President Donald Trump's Iranian missile strikes and what it could mean for the future of diplomacy.
It's been 40 years since the controversial activist group Guerrilla Girls formed. Their most powerful campaign, the "naked poster", broke new ground – and has had a lasting influence.
With water fluoridation of drinking water under the spotlight in the US, we look at why some countries choose not to add the mineral to supplies.
As US President Donald Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian Institution for "anti-American ideology", Adam Rutherford examines what the science of genetics has taught us about race.
