The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an emergency in response to an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 300 cases are suspected and nearly 100 people have died. The ...

It’s not often we get to hear music written and recorded in Antarctica. But that’s what musician Kyra Sims was able to do on her French horn, while on an expedition with Antarctic scientists and ...

Dramatic cuts to science research grants have particularly affected rare disease research. But some of the people most ...

Gucci may call it “Italian leather,” but much of the raw materials they use originate in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, where 11 tanneries operate and craftsmen continue their ancient profession.

Pakistan is in the middle of a solar power revolution. Over the past five years, the percentage of electricity generated from ...

Chris Martin, of Coldplay, made a big announcement today along with Elmo and some of the other muppets. For the first time ever, there will be a half-time show at the World Cup final in New Jersey.

Senior citizens in Asia have long been known for their fitness routines. Taiwan is no different. The government there has been extolling the health benefits of exercise for the elderly. Two ...

Last year, Russia made slow but steady gains on the front line in eastern Ukraine. But now, effective deployment of Ukrainian drones, along with a host of other factors, have slowed the progress of ...

If you can prove you have a Canadian ancestor —.even several generations back — you may now be eligible for Canadian citizenship. That’s thanks to a new law passed in Ottawa that removes the ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is a man on a mission: traveling across the world in the way the earliest humans out of Africa did. Lately, he’s been hiking and paddling along Alaska’s ...

Sudan’s civil war has triggered what many describe as the world’s largest humanitarian disaster. It’s a crisis that remains ...

Overspending, misspending, favoritism and left-wing political bias: These are the charges leveled against France’s public radio and television by a parliamentary report published this week. Critics of ...