BBC Shorts

20 AUG: He may look like a Pokémon character, but the adorable bug-eyed purple creature discovered by scientists at a depth of 900m off California is actually a Stubby Squid – or Rossia pacifica, to give it its Latin name. It is typically found in the Northern Pacific from Japan to Southern California up to 300m, but this little fellow took a deep dive. For more on nature: bbc.in/earth #StubbySquid #Squid #Pokemon #Nature #Animals #Earth #BBCShorts #BBCNews @BBCNews

20 AUG: The triple triple! Usain Bolt anchors the Jamaican 4 x 100m relay team home to win - and make history; he has now won three golds at three Olympics in a row. Britain got two more golds - including a win on penalties! - and there was a hugely dramatic moment in Taekwondo as a last-second kick brought Ivory Coast's Cheikh Cisse a gold in men's 80kg. Find out more - bbc.in/rio2016 #Olympics #rio2016 #bbcshorts #bbcnews @bbcnews - Images from Reuters, AP and Getty

Florida conservationists are urging people to stop painting wildlife. Check out this gallery of marine life paintings - http://bbc.in/marinewildlife #Florida #Marine #Wildlife #Art #Painting #Endangeredspecies #FWC #BBCShorts #BBCNews @BBCNews

19 AUG: Drone photographer Yeo Kai Wen sees unexpected shapes when he views his city from the sky. Watch more: bbc.in/yeo #Singapore #YeoKaiWen #Drone #City #FromAbove #BBCShorts @BBCNews

19 AUG: As Sweden and Germany prepare to battle for the gold medal in the women's Olympics football tournament, the BBC meets teenage Muslim girls who come from a conservative area in the Indian city of Mumbai and play football to escape from societal restrictions. Find out more: bbc.in/girlkick #Mumbai #India #Football #BBCShorts #BBCNews @BBCNews

19 AUG: Satellite and aircraft photography taken before and after recent flooding shows the extent of damage to the US state of Louisiana. Historic rains leading have left swathes of the state underwater. Watch more at http://bbc.in/louisianafloods Images courtesy of NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS); Mapbox; OpenStreetMap; Digital Globe. #Louisiana #BatonRouge #USA #Flood #Flooding #Rain #Weather #BBCShorts #BBCNews @BBCNews

19 AUG: Two down, one to go - Usain Bolt secured the second part of his targeted "triple triple" by winning the 200m gold in a comfortable - if slow - time ahead of new best friend Andre De Grasse of Canada. Hosts Brazil got their fourth gold in Rio thanks to some fine sailing. And British brothers Alistair and Jonny Brownlee were first and second in the triathlon. Find out more - bbc.in/rio2016 #Olympics #rio2016 #bbcshorts #bbcnews @bbcnews - Images from Reuters, AP and Getty.

18 AUG: This week in history: Russia brings winter to 'Prague Spring'; Rock and roll 'king' Presley dies; Turkey hit by huge earthquake. #Prague #ElvisPresley #Turkey #BBCShorts #ThrowbackThursday #Throwback #History @BBCNews

18 AUG: Aboubaker Hamidu has become known for his incredibly fast dance moves and is the current breakdancing champion of West Africa - a title he gained in Senegal's capital, Dakar, in July. Watch more: bbc.in/breakdance #Breakdance #Dance #YayaFootwork #Footwork #Senegal #Africa #Dakar #Battle #Cameroon #BBCShorts @BBCNews

18 AUG: Watch a firenado - a dust devil mixing with smoke and flames - in Oregon, filmed by US firefighters. The Cornelius Fire Department says that the blaze – believed to have been started by farming equipment cutting the field – burned nearly three hectares of land, but nobody was reported injured. Watch more: bbc.in/firenado #CorneliusFireDepartment #Oregon #USA #Fire #Tornado #DustDevil #BBCShorts #BBCNews @BBCNews

Watch a #Firenado – a #DustDevil mixing with smoke and flames - in #Oregon filmed by #US #Firefighters #BBCShorts More: bbc.in/firenado

18 AUG: Meet the Bollywood stuntwoman who is taking on the film industry’s gender prejudice. Geeta Tandon overcame an abusive relationship and great poverty to become one of Bollywood’s leading stuntwomen. Watch more: bbc.in/geeta Images and footage courtesy of Geeta Tandon. #GeetaTandon #India #Mumbai #Bollywood #Stunt #Stuntwoman #Film #Cinema #Movies #BBCShorts #BBCNews @BBCNews

18 AUG: Leaked reports have revealed widespread abuse and trauma among inmates at Australia's offshore detention centre for asylum seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru. Shaghayegh has been in the camp for three years, awaiting a decision on her case. She spoke to BBC Persian's Fariba Sahraei. Learn more: bbc.in/nauru #Nauru #Asylum #AsylumSeekers #Australia #NauruDetentionCentre #BBCShorts #BBCNews @BBCNews​​

18 AUG: Women's athletics has a big day in Rio, and the Americans achieve a 1-2-3 in the 100m hurdles as well as a 1-2 in the long jump. Elaine Thompson became the latest Jamaican double gold winner, as she added the 200m to her 100m crown. Outside the Olympic Stadium, Brazil thrashed Honduras to make the final of the football and table tennis and wrestling golds put China back into contention for second place in the medal table. Find out more - bbc.in/rio2016 #Olympics #rio2016 #bbcshorts #bbcnews @bbcnews - Images from Reuters, AP and Getty.

17 AUG: Wakeboarding the rushour. Heavy rainfall has led to a Muscovite surfing along a highway in the Russian capital. #Wakeboard #Wakeboarding #Wakeboarder #Moscow #MoscowFlood #Watersports #Surf #Surfing #BBCShorts #BBCNews @BBCNews Courtesy: Nikita Kantorov @Maxmood_Israelevich @Andrei_Trukov

17 AUG: Watch a DC-10 aeroplane drop firefighting chemicals in an attempt to tame raging wildfire flames. Authorities in California have been battling blazes which have forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. Still: AFP/Getty. Watch more: bbc.in/firefighting #California #SanBernadino #USA #Fire #Firefighting #Wildfire #BBCShorts #BBCNews @BBCNews

17 AUG: Aaron Puzey is travelling through the towns and countryside of Britain without leaving his living room. Watch more: bbc.in/puzey #Cyclist #Travel #StreetView #Exercise #VR #VirtualReality #Tech #Inventor #Bicycle #Cycling #BBCShorts @BBCNews