During the Stone Age in what is now western Cameroon, four children who perished before their prime were buried in a natural rock shelter. Now, thousands of years later, an analysis of the ancient DNA found in their bones has revealed secrets about t ...

Kobe Bryant has died.

Since I was a child I always felt a very close connection to nature and bamboo always had a very close place to my heart. At that time it was only in the form of decorative shrubs in my aunties garden which captivated me and since then I was a fan.

Loneliness is on the rise and millennials and members of Generation Z are lonelier than older generations, according to a new survey. The Cigna 2020 Loneliness Index is based on a questionnaire answered by more than 10,400 people.

Steve Mnuchin says she needs to go to college before she talks about climate change. It’s part of a bigger pattern.

Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77, his agent has said. Jones was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2016. A statement released by his family said: “We are deeply saddened to have to announce the passing of beloved husband ...

Trust us, Americans won’t like this news. On Wednesday, U.S. News & World Report released its 2020 list of the best countries, and one of the more depressing findings — at least for Americans — was this: “While the U.S. is perceived as the most p ...

A British politician has apologized after it emerged some chaplains with the British armed force told superiors about gay and bisexual military personnel in the 1990s. The UK dropped its ban on openly LGB people serving in the armed forces in 2000. H ...

Complaining about winter is one of the few remaining bastions of reliably safe small talk. Some people protest—I absolutely love freezing—but most will happily engage in winter bashing. In addition to widespread access to heated homes, offices, and v ...

A Missouri bill intended to bar libraries in the US state from stocking “age-inappropriate sexual material” for children has been described by critics as “a shockingly transparent attempt to legalise book banning” that could land librarians who refus ...

Grasses and shrubs have been found growing in increased numbers around Mount Everest and across the Himalayas as ice in the area continues to melt. Scientists used satellite data to study the proliferation of subnival vegetation – plants which grow b ...

It turns out that when Eminem rapped in his 2018 song “The Ringer” that he’d been visited by the Secret Service, he was telling the truth. According to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by Buzzfeed News, the rapper — who has mad ...

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday called for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to be released from prison in London, urging an end to what he described as his “torture” in detention.

An ultra-high capacity lithium-sulphur battery that could keep a smartphone charged for five days may pave the way for cheaper electric cars

Steve has been around for eons, but has been mis-identified as aurora until now

Surprising new clues point to the arrival taking place thousands of years earlier than previously believed

This year saw a marked changed in tone from China, as more diplomats began using Twitter.

If I had the power to produce exactly what I want for next Christmas, I would have all the kings and emperors resign and allow the people to govern themselves. I would have all the nobility crop their titles and give their lands back to the people. I ...

The hacker drama used to be chilly. It went for sentiment in its last stretch of episodes — and succeeded wildly.

The number of organisations that are giving into the extortion demands of cyber criminals after falling victim to ransomware attacks has more than doubled this year.