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Researchers match the DNA of a South African man with a sailor on the doomed Franklin expedition.

Rome's first Empress Livia Drusilla has long been demonised as a murderous villainess. But as a new TV drama about her premieres, Daisy Dunn tries to separate fact from fiction.

The incident in Taiwan shows a tendency to allow child abuse in the name of discipline, experts say.

The Russian president compares vaccine technology to the enduringly popular 1940s assault rifle.

The first batch of a spirit made with ingredients grown in the Chernobyl exclusion zone is seized.

The country is responsible for 27% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.

The girl, reported to be aged 11 or 12, shot and wounded two fellow students and a member of staff.

Tracking radars are following closely the gradual fall to Earth of a large Chinese rocket vehicle.

The large protected birds are "messing with stuff and pooping everywhere", the family says.

The anti-Semitism commissioner urges officials to stop protesters "relativising" the Holocaust.

The publisher known for its criticism of Donald Trump said it was "deeply troubled" by the move.

Germany marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sophie Scholl, who was killed defying the Nazis.

Researchers believe the nine unlucky individuals may have been hunted and killed by hyenas.

One state lawmaker said it would be more humane than the electric chair option currently allowed.

All visitors to the Romanian castle get a jab and free entry to its exhibit of medieval torture instruments.

Most of the Chinese Long March-5b rocket reportedly disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere.

The 49-year-old Tesla CEO appeared as a guest host on the US comedy series Saturday Night Live.

Overwork culture is thriving; we think of long hours and constant exhaustion as a marker of success. Given what we know about burnout, why do we do give in?

When millions turned up for the Hindu festival amid a coronavirus surge, many feared the worst.

The whale, believed to be a baby Minke, was spotted in Richmond Lock yesterday evening and has since been moved.

The US has relaxed rules on fuel transport after a ransomware cyber-attack took the pipeline offline.

One of the most bizarre episodes of World War Two unfolded on a farm to the south of Glasgow on 10 May 1941.

Myths and fables passed down over thousands of years are full of fantastic creatures and warring gods. But they also might contain evidence of environmental disasters of the past.

A Nigerian professor thinks this scheme should be taught across Africa to help tackle unemployment.

Tom Cruise hands back three gongs and the crisis-hit awards are without a broadcaster for next year.