Rallies in Afghanistan have already been broken up violently, now ‘severe consequences’ are threatened for demonstrators

The former president is thinking about standing again. While I’d love to laugh at the idea of him winning a second time, the polls offer a heavy note of caution, says Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

Learning Latin shouldn’t be like solving crossword puzzles – it was a living language and is best learnt by speaking it

From the Rosetta stone to the Enigma Code, there are two main ways to decipher ancient languages, but artificial intelligence is helping to modify translations.

With $15 million in private funding, Colossal aims to bring thousands of woolly mammoths back to Siberia. Some scientists are deeply skeptical that will happen.

The small furry Eastern Barred Bandicoot is bumped off an Australian "extinct in the wild" list.

It’s not just animals that are at risk of dying out, the world’s crops are in rapid decline. Here’s why it matters what is on your plate

Its scientific name means "long legs" in the Maori language.

New drug combination shrunk tumours significantly in 46% of patients with treatment-resistant form of disease

Many plants are really good at withstanding bushfires, but the combination of drought, heatwaves and pest insects under climate change may push them to the brink.

Study using DNA analysis reveals not only are statues on these distant islands connected, but inhabitants too

There are some incredible sites on earth; sites that will be gone forever. There are speculations as to how soon these places will completely disappear from the face of the Earth. For now, you can definitely check out these places and visit them before it’s…

This 2017 sci-fi apocalypse thriller takes the best parts of all your favorite films and spins them into something new.

Consider Missoni, Tod’s and even Emporio Armani. Time for designers to get with the program.

Scientists have been excavating the ruins of Tikal, an ancient Maya city in modern-day Guatemala, since the 1950s—and thanks to those many decades spent documenting details of every structure and cataloguing ...

Factors behind disappearances include too much development, water pollution, logging and competition from invasive species