Ecuador's Oscar entry for the international feature film category is a search for meaning in the Himalayas.

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John Marsden, the bestselling author of the Tomorrow series (and more than 40 books altogether) has died. His difficult early ...

A key component of our circadian clock also regulates the body’s response to oxygen deficiency. This component, which undergoes changes over the course of the day and night, could affect the timing of ...

The shower forms from the debris of an asteroid and peaks this weekend. But a nearly full moon could interfere with viewing.

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Human rights activists say her case shines a harsh light on the systemic exploitation plaguing Japan’s foreign trainee programme. The woman, whose name has been withheld, claims in court ...

The Sun reaches its southernmost point, the Ursid meteor shower peaks, and the Christmas Tree Cluster glitters in the sky ...

Hanukkah and Christmas fall on the same day in 2024, a calendar coincidence that's happened only nine times since 1900 and ...