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Trials with 20,000 volunteers show the vaccine gives a high level of protection against Covid-19.

How comfort and freedom became chic in France a century ago – and still are today. Vivian Song explores the progressive work of Coco Chanel.

A number of kitchen-cupboard ingredients have found unlikely employment in making solar panels more efficient. Solar cell scientist Jon Major explains why.

Comic's virtual marathon epic has raised more than £200k for charity so far.

The Tesla and SpaceX boss also spoke about Bitcoin, Mars and brain implants.

A re-study of the prehistoric find from 1910 suggests interbreeding between two human species.

See how much Iceland's Skaftafellsjokull glacier has retreated over the past 30 years.

Stardust 1.0 has become the first commercial launch of a rocket powered by bio-derived fuel.

Silver hits an eight-year high amid social media calls to buy the metal.

A former prime minister says there is daily fighting as rebel forces encircle Bangui.

Tens of thousands of lobotomies were carried out in the UK and US in the 1940s and 50s. Should we condemn the surgeons?

A deluge of one-star reviews from aggrieved online traders has been deleted by Google.

Covid-19 has intensified the debate among environmental groups about the benefits of the project.

The Japanese woman reportedly hid the body a decade ago because she "didn't want to move out".

Sussex Police said the Long Man of Wilmington, near Polegate, had been defaced by vandals.

Understanding how new variants of the coronavirus in Brazil, South Africa and the UK are altering the behaviour of the virus will be crucial in our vaccine arms race against Covid-19.

The rare purple was said to be worn by prestigious figures such as King David, Solomon and Jesus.

The biggest, most sophisticated vehicle ever sent to land on another planet

The once-mighty A68a iceberg is in its death throes in the South Atlantic, satellite images show.

Health officials say the man is expected to make a full recovery following the Queensland attack.

Netflix's The Dig tells the story of the Anglo-Saxon longship that was unearthed at Sutton Hoo in 1939. It was an extraordinary find in more ways than one, writes Neil Armstrong.

A phone call in the middle of the night led one Swiss lawyer to pursue Nigeria's stolen money.

A tongue-in-cheek official video urges tourists to find more original ideas for their photo poses.

Police from the UK, EU, and North America take down a notorious cyber-crime web.

In northern Kenya, researchers are working to prevent a dangerous coronavirus – Mers – from jumping from camels to humans again. But climate change is making their job more difficult.