50,000-year-old string found at France Neanderthal site

A three-ply chord fragment made from bark was spotted on a stone tool recovered at a…

Apollo 13: Enhanced images reveal life on stricken spacecraft

Enhanced images reveal life aboard Nasa’s stricken Apollo 13 spacecraft in unprecedented detail. Click…

Why does President Trump want to mine on the Moon?

The US president signed an order this week stating Americans had rights to use resources in…

Your pictures on the theme of 'insects'

Each week, we publish a gallery of readers’ pictures on a set theme. This week it…

Ex-Disney animator brings Antarctic story to life

After working on Frozen and Big Hero 6, Sarah Airriess left Hollywood to create a graphic…

Coronavirus: Great apes on lockdown over threat of disease

Fears are growing that gorillas, orangutans and others apes could contract the virus. Click…

Cities struggling to boost urban tree cover

Many cities have ambitious plans to boost tree numbers, but development hinders their aims. …

ISS crew blast off after long quarantine

Traditional fanfare is abandoned as a team head for the International Space Station. Click…

BepiColombo: Mercury mission set to wave goodbye to Earth

The joint European-Japanese mission is set to swing by Earth on its long journey to the…

Mysteries of decorated ostrich eggs in British Museum revealed

Five Easter-egg sized decorated ostrich eggs in the British Museum are the subject of a new…