Science & Health

Can women’s sport be both fair and inclusive? Do we choose friends based on how they smell? And is Big Data putting us at risk of big losses?

The bowel cancer campaigner raised millions for cancer research charities

Millions of US women have lost their right to terminate pregnancies following Supreme Court ruling

Pro-choice groups fear global impact of overturning of Roe vs. Wade

Loss of mental clarity and inability to concentrate linked to long Covid

Can our immune systems help us fight cancer? Have unions finally cracked the tech sector? And is 90s house music making a comeback?

Samples from an east London sewage plant have tested positive for the virus

Health experts say we have entered the next wave of Covid-19 infections

New study offers ‘glimmer of hope’ for some polar bears – but with caveats

Should we take steps to guard our genetic security? Is wind power overpriced? And why are so many of us turning off the news

Danish pharma company has doubled its revenue projections as orders flood in

New research pinpoints origins of deadly disease to north Kyrgyzstan

Speaker of the House of Commons signs pledge as awareness of the issue grows

Call to outlaw tobacco completely has proved controversial and ‘opened a cabinet split’

Spooky vision that occurs during sleep paralysis has been documented in countries worldwide

Genetic tweak found in one in six Britons means cells in the lungs are slower to launch defences

Experts suggest those who have escaped infection so far would be vulnerable to new outbreak

Boris Johnson urged to make rival Tory chancellor to ‘heal rifts’

Studies have shown drinking it in moderation can reduce risk of certain diseases – but it should be avoided during pregnancy

Why has AirBnB given up on China? Are social networks finally taking age limits seriously? And why is it so hard to find a dentist?

Potential treatments include ‘smell training’ to remind the brain or taking steroids

Technique could increase food security but there are concerns about labelling

Virus could become endemic, EU health chiefs warn

Are we closer to understanding sudden infant death syndrome? Has a Trump-appointed judge given hope to trans Americans? And do too many British police…

Supply chains went into crisis after major supplier shut down factory following two infant deaths

Notoriously secretive state ‘on verge of catastrophe’

Plant-based food might have some health benefits for dogs

WHO chief slams Beijing’s plan to eliminate virus as experts warn of 1.5m deaths

Once lauded for its rapid response, Berlin’s excess death rate is now higher than many of its neighbours

WHO data reveals Scandinavian country has lower excess death rate than many European nations

Latest sub-variants of Covid-19 mutation are fuelling fresh waves of infections worldwide

New statistics suggest national death toll is similar to other European countries

Restaurants and cafes face controversial new rules for their menus

Theorists believe governments, big businesses or the UN may be behind a large-scale secret plot