Science & Health

Will Syrian criminals be allowed home? How did an American prison fall into the hands of inmates? And why are sports stars struggling with their menta…

Increasing number of Brits are complaining of ‘chainsaw’ throats and dripping noses

Group of 26 global experts tasked with reviving stalled inquiry

Carbon emissions of four space tourists ‘up to 100 times more’ than passenger on long-haul flight

Officials investigate outbreak of cases at US embassy in Colombia

Coronavirus deaths have fallen in the region’s ‘Covid capital’ - but Britain may be facing tough winter

‘Groupthink’ hampered effective pandemic response, suggests new report

Health sector seeing a ‘breakdown’ in relationship between patients and medical professionals

Proportion of schoolchildren reporting discrepancy in results has almost doubled

Campaigners have served presenters and pundits with ‘bogus’ legal documents

England’s Covid jab programme for 12 to 15-year-olds has fallen behind Scotland’s

Why is the UN worried about a supertanker in Yemen? Will strikes cause a streaming video shortage? And what next for the ‘zero-Covid’ success stories?…

Mission is ‘first test for planetary defence’, says space agency

The often painful condition could be caused by the body’s immune response when fighting off Covid-19

World Health Organization hails breakthrough in battle against tropical disease

Leaked 2018 grant proposal fuels theory that Covid-19 was created in lab

Analysis of UK death registration data suggests very few people have died as direct result of Covid jab

Are we on the verge of a new agricultural revolution? Why are comedians going to court? And what on earth is manifesting?

Europe could follow American example as more states legalise cannabis

Facebook faces damaging claims that it was aware of harm Instagram caused to children

Downing Street says rules will introduced if NHS comes under “unsustainable pressure”

Preliminary findings indicate virus was spread between different species via ‘natural spillover’ events

Why do so many clinical trials exclude women? Will we soon be free of power cables? And is panda fertility finally on the rise?

Study shows surgical masks are more effective than cloth but are N95 and FFP2 the ones to have?

Chief medical officer says proposed move could halve hospital admissions among UK children

Leaked documents revealed the social network’s ‘corporate hypocrisy’ 

Scientists at Imperial College are investigating how the virus could be reprogramming our immune system

On-trial jab may offer better protection against new strains of coronavirus

British Medical Association’s recent vote to adopt neutral stance on assisted dying could pave way for UK legalisation

Experts say too much happiness can stop the bears from searching for new mates

Latest results from trials of drugs and therapies met with tears of joy

Covid jabs-sharing scheme set to miss 2021 target for sending urgently needed doses to poorer countries

Expert calls for ‘plausible’ link between the vaccines and menstrual changes to be investigated

Pfizer-BioNTech recommended as third shot for all over-50s in the UK