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New fossils are challenging ideas that modern humans wiped out Neanderthals soon after arriving from Africa. That is several thousands of years earlier than previously thought, indicating that the two species could have coexisted for long periods.

The White House has said a new bill in Florida that would ban discussion of sexual orientation in primary schools is "designed to attack" LGBT students.

The woman arrived at a hospital in Peshawar after trying to extract the 5cm (two-inch) nail with pliers. Initially, she told doctors that she had carried out the act herself, but later admitted a faith healer who had claimed he could guarantee she gave birth to a baby boy was responsible.

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.European scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in their quest to develop practical nuclear fusion - the energy process that powers the stars.

A BBC investigation has raised fresh doubts about the evidence used to throw thousands of people out of the UK for allegedly cheating in an English language test.

Cristiano Vendramin has won Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2021 with his image of an ethereal frozen Italian lake, submitted in dedication to a lost friend.

It sounds like a scene from a great romance. In 1981, a young American man named Bruce was on a train journey through northern France when a pretty brunette called Sandra boarded at Paris and sat next to him. Conversation came easily, and they were soon laughing and holding hands.

Scientists say they've solved the mystery of how giant sponges flourish in the deep, icy waters of the Arctic. The sea sponges survive by feeding on the remains of worms and other extinct animals that perished thousands of years ago, they suggest.

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Germany is famous for having no speed limits on stretches of its motorways, but a Czech millionaire appearing to do 417km/h (260 mph) may have been testing the limit of what's tolerable. Radim Passer is now being investigated for his apparent drive along a motorway in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

For city blocks, in the centre of the national capital, massive trucks are parked, many decorated with signs calling for an end to vaccine mandates - or simply "Freedom". Up to 500 such trucks are estimated to be in Ottawa's downtown right now and many have been there for going on 12 days.

With much of the planet already "used-up", the world has hard choices to make over how to use land in the most sustainable and effective way. That's the take-home message from 50 leading experts on why land matters in tackling a host of existential challenges.

The discovery of the remains of the Clotilda, 160 years after it sank, brings new life and interest to the settlement built by the original survivors.

People with high blood pressure who take paracetamol on prescription could be increasing their risk of heart attacks and strokes, a study suggests. Doctors should think about the risks and benefits to patients taking it over many months, the University of Edinburgh researchers say.

A growing number of US parents are alleging that school books are obscene or otherwise harmful to children. It's creating an increasingly divisive political battle that could spill over into upcoming national elections.

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Science correspondent, LausanneA paralysed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers.

The UK urgently needs a biobank library of human tissue samples so experts can study and find better treatments, or a cure, for "ringing in the ears", says the British Tinnitus Association (BTA). More than seven million adults in the UK are thought to have tinnitus.

Chinese streaming giant Tencent has reinstated the original ending of a Hollywood movie after a censored version last month sparked backlash. The original ending to the 1999 film Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt, shows scenes of explosions and relentless fighting.

Curling is back in the spotlight at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics - and all the stones used by the competitors originate from an uninhabited Scottish island. They are hand-crafted at Kays Curling's workshop in Mauchline, Ayrshire, using granite from the island of Ailsa Craig.

The mayor of Canada's capital Ottawa has declared a state of emergency in response to more than a week of truckers' protests against Covid restrictions. Jim Watson said the city was completely out of control, with demonstrators outnumbering police.

Commercial whaling in Iceland could be banned within two years, after a government minister said there was little justification for the practice. The northern European country, an island in the North Atlantic, is one of few places to allow whale hunting.

The combat drone was once the preserve of military superpowers but no longer. Its use by insurgents and smaller nations is already changing the nature of battle, writes Jonathan Marcus. Often in military history a single weapons system can become emblematic of a whole age of warfare.

Climate change is causing the highest glacier on Mount Everest to melt at a rapid pace, a new study has found. Researchers led by the University of Maine found that the South Col Glacier has lost more than 180ft (54m) of thickness in the last 25 years.