New York is known as the ‘Empire State’. The Empire State Building in Manhattan embodies the modernity and ambition of ...

In southern Greenland, a bucolic farming landscape sits at the centre of a battle over rare-earth minerals – and an ...

Declining ice has led to saltier and denser water that could influence atmospheric circulation and weather in the Southern ...

University of Gloucestershire researchers want to know more about the mystery of starlings gathering in enormous, coordinated ...

Whales may face increasing challenges in a rapidly warming ocean, from impacts on their metabolism, nutrition and ...

As Ebola spreads through eastern DRC, rebel violence, mass displacement and deep mistrust are making a deadly outbreak more ...

Israel's vote on 27 October is unlikely to be decided by fraud at the ballot box, but four years of pressure on the ...

An Oxfam report found that the richest 0.1 per cent globally emit more than the world’s poorest 44 per cent combined. In total, the ultra-rich – comprising eight million people – emit more than three ...

Most report fleeing worsening insecurity, with several boats reportedly coming ashore short of their destination as fuel runs out New data from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has ...

The 9,500-acre estate has been acquired after a two-year fundraising appeal led by figures such as Sir David Attenborough The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust have announced they have ...

A nine-month undercover investigation has revealed how Russian businesses are using North Korean workers in a state-sponsored forced labour programme, with a broker network charging a commission of up ...