The US space agency uploads a free library of audio files, including astronaut voices.

DNA analysis of a 45,000-year-old human has helped scientists pinpoint when our ancestors interbred with Neanderthals.

A black bear cub found in the aisles of an Oregon drugstore will be raised with the goal of releasing him into the wild next year.

Two dinosaur skeletons have been unearthed in Mongolia, solving a mystery that has baffled palaeontologists for 50 years.

Japan's Supreme Court backs a woman who unsuccessfully sued her employer following a demotion due to her pregnancy.

A doctor who treated Michael Schumacher for nearly six months after his brain injury in a skiing accident says the F1 champion has made "some progress".

Four women in Saudi Arabia have been given prison sentences for supporting al-Qaeda and training their sons for jihad.

The head of Guinea's Ebola mission says the government has started paying compensation to the families of health workers who have died of the virus.