Scientists working with data from the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys' Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) have discovered a "fossil galaxy" hidden in the depths of our own Milky Way.

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old American who was captured on video shooting three people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August and was charged with killing two, was released from jail after posting...

Spain is to set up emergency camps on the Canary Islands to provide shelter for some of the thousands of recently arrived migrants.

War-torn Yemen is in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen in decades, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned.

Families of imprisoned Saudis appealed for the world to speak up as the kingdom hosts the Group of 20 summit, saying that challenging the kingdom's international reputation was crucial to winning their...

A "climate guardian" satellite set for launching this weekend will greatly help scientists keep track of the rise in sea levels, one of the most daunting effects of global warming, a senior...

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s decision to de-fund several Federal Reserve coronavirus lending programs on Dec. 31 is “deeply irresponsible,” President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team said on Friday, and threatens to undermine...

By Richard Cookson*