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Is money or sex more common in dreams?

There are some things that are more likely to occur in our dreams than others. Researchers have analysed the ‘average’ dream - here are the results. Video by Kolja Haaf.

23 February 2022
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Elite sleepers

Why do some people need less sleep?

2 Jan 2025
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Portrait of smiling young woman taking off her shoes at a party

Are you a 'morning lark' or a 'night owl'?

12 Jun 2024
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Precognition 1

Why our dreams could be the key to time travel

23 Feb 2022
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What's behind our strange lockdown dreams?

Coronavirus: Why are people having lockdown nightmares?

23 Feb 2022
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Bed

The new science of sleep engineering

23 Feb 2022
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The hidden talents of your sleeping brain

23 Feb 2022
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KPRGYB

An easy trick to make the most of your time asleep

23 Feb 2022
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Dreams sleep health

Why do we dream?

23 Feb 2022
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Photos of Norway's incredibly rare Viking ship discovery

Photos of Norway's incredibly rare Viking ship discovery

In 1904, an excavation began on an astounding Viking longship, buried over 1,000 years ago.

13 hrs ago
Time Frame
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A spider's hunting technique millions of years in the making

The pelican spider has mastered its hunting method but will she be successful? 

2 days ago
Natural wonders
Can the Internet Archive save our digital history?

An inside look at how the Internet Archive saves the web

BBC reporter Lily Jamali heads behind the scenes of the non-profit organisation in San Francisco.

2 days ago
Tech Now
'Maybe Venice is the city that can save the world'

'Maybe Venice is the city that can save the world'

At the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, curator Carlo Ratti asks: can design help us adapt to a changing world?

3 days ago
Arts in Motion
Watch an emotional rendition of We Shall Overcome

Watch an emotional rendition of We Shall Overcome

The Travel Show discusses the importance of historically black colleges and universities in the US.

3 days ago
Culture & Experiences
Cyber criminals contact BBC to claim hack on M&S, Co-op

Cyber criminals contact BBC to claim hack on Co-op, M&S

Hackers reached out to the BBC's Joe Tidy on Telegram, frustrated that their ransom demands weren't being met.

5 days ago
World of Business
Tom Cruise explains that epic stunt

Tom Cruise explains how he managed his epic stunt

For his latest Mission: Impossible film, the actor prepared for a daunting stunt by resting on a plane wing.

6 days ago
Film & TV
Chip maker TSMC expands US reach with new Arizona factory

Chip maker TSMC expands US reach with new Arizona factory

The BBC gets exclusive access to the Taiwanese company's new factory in the Arizona desert, just outside Phoenix.

6 days ago
World of Business
What impact will the Trump tax bill have on growth?

Trump tax bill can have 'good and bad' effects - 22 May 2025

Investment Strategist Guy LeBas says the tax bill passed by the House has good and bad impacts on growth.

6 days ago
Opening Bell
Inside Cannes 8

Cannes like you've never seen it before

Tom Brook gives an insider guide to the film festival and takes us behind the scenes and beyond the red carpet.

7 days ago
Film & TV
Inside the lab where baby sharks are born

Inside the lab where baby sharks are born

Japanese scientists take pregnant sharks, killed in fishing nets, and rescue their unborn young.

7 days ago
Natural wonders
China to US phone exports plunge

Smartphone production moving out of China - 20 May 2025

Donald Trump's tariffs are impacting the smartphone industry with Chinese exports at their lowest since 2011.

20 May 2025
Opening Bell
White tern

A revered bird makes an improbable comeback on Hawaii

Down to a single pair, the white tern population has benefited from busy roads and planted trees in Honolulu.

20 May 2025
Natural wonders
Michael B Jordan and Ryan Coogler on working together

Coogler's Warren Buffet quip cracks up Michael B Jordan

Sinners director Ryan Coogler jokes about his 'early investment' in his long-time actor friend.

19 May 2025
Film & TV
US tax cuts are political distraction

Expert: Tax cuts are distraction from tariffs - 19 May 2025

John Mowrey says its remains to be seen if the US can afford President Trump’s tax cuts.

19 May 2025
Opening Bell
Inside Atlanta's luxury real estate market

Inside Atlanta's luxury real estate market

The city shaped by history and fueled by ambition has seen black entrepreneurs thriving.

19 May 2025
Culture & Experiences
Brian Cox on the hard truth about acting

Brian Cox on the hard truth about acting

'It's difficult stuff - acting, and I find it hard after 60 years,' says acclaimed actor Brian Cox.

19 May 2025
Arts in Motion
Week in Markets - 16 May 2025

Week in Markets - 16 May 2025

A weekly summary of the big stories from financial markets around the world.

16 May 2025
World of Business
Casanova drawing

Inside the hidden quarters of history's greatest seducer

From an alchemical pharmacy to a shadowy dungeon, uncover the many secrets of Casanova's mysterious world.

16 May 2025
The SpeciaList
India’s electric car plans

India’s electric car future

Tesla is rolling out in India, Asia’s third largest economy where EV sales grew 2000% over five years.

15 May 2025
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