Canadian group Urthecast plans to put a 16-satellite constellation in orbit to image the Earth, including making small movies of what is happening at the surface of the planet.

Modern humans and Neanderthals interbred in Europe, according to an analysis of 40,000-year-old DNA.

The second of the European Union's Sentinel Earth-observing satellites is ready to launch on a mission that will allow scientists to map the performance of the world's crop harvests.