Though most might be unaware, the US state of California was named after a place that doesn't exist outside of literature, similar to Narnia. "California" comes from a novel written in the Spanish Golden Age.

How do sharks communicate? Particularly, how would the sharks around the Farallones all know exactly when to evacuate? Scientists who are working on "shark repellent" may have an explanation.

The star of the film Elf, Will Ferrell, returns to Billy on the Street for a very special holiday lightning round! Watch how New Yorkers react when Will and Billy demand holiday cheer!

Coldplay performs Hymn For The Weekend at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2016.

Mariah Carey sings her holiday classic, "All I Want For Christmas Is You."

English band The Cure is maybe best known for "Lovesong" from their eighth studio album 'Disintegration' in 1989. Here is the original video feature frontman Robert Smith.

Justin Bieber shows BBC Radio 1 how he spends his free time at home.

Happy New Year to everybody on our beautiful planet Earth from the International Space Station!

Clean Bandit is a British electro-pop trio known for "Rather Be," which features singer Jess Glynne.

Nicole Williams goes through a couple of items you should include when writing your resume, as well as some things that are simply overrated.

Although no one will ever be completely certain why it occurred, many things have been learned about both species from the attack.

Here is an unplugged version of Katie Melua's "Dreams on Fire" performed on a Swiss radio program.

Bruno Mars performs "24K Magic" in the Live Lounge for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra. Enjoy!

This famous song by the Irish band Cranberries calls on man to think about the consequences of his actions.

The British Empire spread across the world starting in the late sixteenth century, bringing back many new words and phrases that were introduced into the English language.