Bonded by fate, thriving by purpose: Meet the power couple of African para table tennis.

South African Shaun Anderson says sport has been his “saviour” following two life-changing accidents and having experienced depression.

BBC Sport meets Bo Kramer, who is part of the Netherlands wheelchair basketball team seeking to defend their Paralympic title in Paris.

Para-swimmer Phelipe Rodrigues has won more than 50 major competition medals in his long career, including eight at the Paralympics.

Bly Twomey will be the youngest member of Great Britain's Paralympic table tennis team in Paris, aiming to add to the seven medals won three years ago in Tokyo.

Elena Semechin won a gold medal at Tokyo 2020 but her life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour shortly after.

Husnah Kukundakwe made history at the Tokyo Paralympic Games as the youngest competitor, age 14. Now the Ugandan Para-swimmer is aiming to become her nation's first female Paralympic medallist.

In her new BBC Wales show, Olivia Breen meetsTokyo para-canoe gold medallist Laura Sugar as both athletes are selected for the Paris Paralympics.

Why learning self-soothing touch will make you feel calmer.

A bustling community of trillions of cells influence almost every aspect of our life.

We explore the range of health benefits linked to cold water swimming.

There is a gender gap in just how much exercise we need for healthy hearts.

A simple on the go therapy could help ease anxiety, stress and reduce the impact of traumatic memories.

There's a lot of hype around magnesium and its ability to alleviate anxiety and depression.

Reece Parkinson heads to the Bahamas, where he meets a community adapting to unpredictable weather patterns.

Lucy Hedges is in Thailand where she explores the beach made world-famous by Hollywood.

With storms occurring between 140 to 160 nights a year, it's no wonder the area is a world record holder.

Drought forces the real Paddington Bear into deadly conflict with cattle farmers in the Andes.

An 11-mile hike in the Bako National Park in Malaysia transports travellers through seven distinct habitats.

In the BBC Select documentary Penguins: Spy in the Huddle, we explore the world of penguin fathers.

Marc Cieslak spends a night on ice, camping under the stars.

The reason behind the Red Planet's nickname is also why its sunrises and sunsets look pale blue.

Ghost towns are remnants of lost communities but also a testament to nature's persistence.

Our star's activity is increasing and that could mean more supercharged light shows on Earth.

A wild orangutan has astonished researchers by using a medicinal plant to treat his cheek wound.

This rare dual emergence of two different broods hasn't happened for 221 years.

An intriguing mix of cultures await travellers who are prepared to explore beyond the beaches.

Sri Lankans began planting jackfruit trees to gain food self-sufficiency during British rule.

New research suggests the fiery moon Io has been spewing lava for billions of years.

The prehistoric paintings in Magura Cave in Bulgaria are made using a surprising material.

Mangal 2, a fixture on the London food scene, is redefining Turkish cuisine in a city constantly evolving.

The modern passport was introduced after World War One, but its history spans thousands of years.

At the University of Miami, a large indoor air-sea interaction test facility measures the impact of storms.

Spencer Kelly checks out the latest robots being designed to help on space missions.

Kakeibo, a century-old Japanese technique for budgeting, is a no-nonsense way to take charge of your finances.

Researchers in Australia put cameras on sea lions' backs to help them map the elusive ocean floor.

The Poison Garden at the Alnwick Garden has around 100 toxic, intoxicating, and narcotic plants.

In 1911, a fence was constructed on the US-Mexico border. But its purpose was not to stop humans.

A look through footage from the Paris 1924 Olympics gives viewers a chance to reflect on how much has changed.

One of Europe's oldest residential streets hides in the heart of the English countryside.

In late 1922, photographer Harry Burton joined archaeologist Howard Carter's team as they uncovered the famous tomb.

Thomas Edison wasn't the first person to record sound. It was a Frenchman who invented sound recording in 1857.

On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, veterans who were on the beaches of Normandy recount that fateful day.

How does King Charles III's Coronation year compare to his mother's?

Fifty years ago, on April 25, 1974, a Eurovision song gave the signal for a military coup in Portugal.

How one day in 1963 changed history forever and created a piece of America in the UK.

700 years after his death, Marco Polo's travellogue is full of wonder but also 'hard to believe' in some parts.

How Putin 'dreamed of being the Russian version of James Bond'.

Has Amelia Earhart's plane really been found? Here are the key things to know.

The move made it the first government in the entire English-speaking world to ban the death penalty.

Emeline Nsingi Nkosi heads into Berlin's underground U-Bahn system to visit the disused war bunkers.

Myth and mystery surround the ancient Tartessos civilisation that vanished 2,500 years ago.

A team of Israeli archaeologists have decoded the oldest known sentence in the ancient language of Canaanites.

In 1967 residents of a US-Mexico border town discovered they weren't Mexican citizens but were actually American.

Join Istanbul-based poet and writer Pelin Batu as she explores a museum bursting with history, myth and legend.

The Napoleon Complex - aka 'small man syndrome' - suggests short men are overly aggressive. But is it true?

Carrots help you see in the dark, right? Wrong, you've actually been swallowing WW2 propaganda.

In 1865, 150 Welsh immigrants fled to Argentina, discovering a new world far from home.

A music and art extravaganza takes place in an 'otherworldly' landscape amid unique volcanic rock formations.

At Michelin-starred Semma, chef Vijay Kumar brings deeply personal dishes from his childhood to the plate.

At Icca, Japanese sushi master chef Kazushige Suzuki blends ancient methods with other cuisines.

Christa Larwood climbs Mount Nemrut to learn more about a group of mystical stone monoliths.

As part of its mission, Silo uses a nose to tail and root to tip approach to cooking out of respect for nature.

The menu at the Icehotel, the world's first hotel made out of ice and snow, is served on plates of ice.

Only seven of the world’s 1,000 tallest buildings are in the EU. Watch to find out why.

The Finns have been named the happiest people seven years running. How do they do it?

Ready for spring? Here's how locals saved an almost forgotten ritual in Slovenia.

We are entering Cherry Blossoms Season in Japan and in many US cities. What does this tradition teach us today?

London's Darjeeling Express is ground zero for chef Asma Khan, a champion of women's empowerment.

Foraging is one of Finland's favourite hobbies and an essential part of the culture.

Baggage fees made airlines a record $33 billion in 2023 so we look at how we got here.

The history of how the Maroons escaped slavery through an unknown route in the Amazon rainforest.  

Floating in the middle of a Norwegian fjord, Restaurant Iris takes diners on an 'experiential dining' journey.

Deniseea Taylor is a mixologist who teaches what she jokingly calls 'drunk Black History'.

Taste of China: How chef Andrew Wong takes diners on a culinary journey across China's provinces.

American football is a US tradition unlike any other and yet it traces its roots to an ancient Roman game.

Germany's suspension monorail is one of the closest modes of transport you'll get to a flying train.