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The Brazilian authorities say they have rescued 95 farm workers who were being kept in slave-like conditions in two south-eastern states, reports say.

A diary written 140 years ago by the Scots explorer David Livingstone on old newspaper can now be read for the first time.

Sister firm Sidewalk Labs cites Covid-19 as the reason for stepping back from its ambitious plan.

When our immune systems mobilise, they can sometimes go into overdrive, triggering a destructive over-reaction called a cytokine storm. Why does it happen, and how can we stop it?

The UK is testing its own design but a Google-Apple initiative is winning over many other nations.

Humankind's most distant emissaries are flying through a turbulent sea of magnetism as they seek to break free of our Solar System.

Lockdowns have put a number of insect-harming practices on hold, creating a friendlier world for wild bees – and conservationists hope some of these changes could be here to stay.

A hotline in New York was mocked for encouraging "snitches" but in Singapore citizen police are out.

"There's never been an attack like this," says the US president, blaming China for failing to stop it.

Will Covid-19 make handshakes a relic of the past? If so, what might that mean about the future of human touch and interaction?

Scientists and composers produce a new choral work in which singers sing parts of their own genetic code.

The piece depicts a young boy discarding his superhero toys in favour of a model of an NHS nurse.

A pricing error which slashed the price of beer and cider led to a stampede of customers to a number of Tesco supermarkets in Scotland.

Archaeologists have uncovered the first evidence of the home-brewing of beer in southeastern France - from some 2,500 years ago.

An unseen object is found to be lurking in a double-star system a mere 1,000 light-years from Earth.

The actor is well known for his daring stunts, but this takes things to another level.