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Modified animals could improve sustainable meat production, but safety and ethical issues remain.

Although marketed as a green option, the cars cause more polluting than is claimed, campaigners say.

A passenger said she thought the man was wearing a "funky mask" until she spotted it slithering.

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians has roots which precede the formation of the country itself. Here's how the shape of the Jewish state has changed.

Trapped by a fast-moving wildfire, four friends were forced to hike their way to safety.

How one pro racer survived a crash at the world's most extreme mountain biking competition.

Sales of whale meat rise in Norway, helped by more Norwegians going on staycations.

Scientists calculate how many tiny fibres our polyester and nylon garments lose in the wash.

From 14th-Century frescoes to 21st-Century short films, artists have shown the reality of rage, writes Kelly Grovier.

The firm hid details from the regulator and pilots which led to two fatal crashes, a report finds.

With the release of The Rise of Skywalker next week, the original nine-film Star Wars saga comes to an end. Is there trouble ahead for the future of the franchise, asks Stephen Kelly.

They say Sebastián de Belalcázar represented five centuries of genocide and slavery in South America.

Using sound waves from underwater earthquakes, researchers can more accurately measure sea temperatures.

Some call them copyright trolls, but these companies say they defend photographers' rights.

A team of scientists say this explains why those stung feel intense pain lasting for days or even weeks.

The 2020 Ig Nobel prizes honour crocodilian vocalisations, narcissistic eyebrows and vibrating worms.

New figures show "alarming rates of transmission across the region", the UN body says.

Woman dies being transferred from German hospital which is hit by hackers.

Most adults retreat into a personal, quiet world inside their heads when they are reading, but we may be missing out on some vital benefits when we do this.

For more than 100 years, activists have drawn attention to the depiction of female nudes in art. Is it time to look at them with fresh eyes, asks Lizzie Enfield.

Robert W. Gore's invention has been used in space suits, guitar strings and waterproof jackets.

The justice, an iconic champion of women's rights, dies at 87 after suffering from pancreatic cancer.

The human rights lawyer says she is "dismayed" by the UK being prepared to break international law.

The "irreplaceable" works, including a first edition by Galileo, were taken in a dramatic London heist.

Mothers' names will now be printed on national ID cards following a three-year-long campaign.