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In a televised press conference on Monday, Donald Trump and health secretary Robert F Kenn... more

A trial is under way to find out if a £100 blood test could transform the way that the NHS... more

The murder of political activist Charlie Kirk has prompted fears about rising levels of po... more

At a recent ceremony for world leaders in Beijing, a hot mic picked up a surprising exchan... more

The fertility rate in England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row – a trend m... more

The fertility rate in England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row. It is a st... more

Psychologists have traditionally believed we become less curious as we age, but recent res... more

It’s been a dramatic week at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In t... more

There are increasing reports of people experiencing delusions after intensive use of AI ch... more

For more than a decade, scientists have been puzzling over what was causing billions of st... more

Scientists have found the first robust evidence that people’s genes affect their chances o... more

After three years of negotiating, talks over a global plastics treaty came to an end in Ge... more

Europe is suffering from another heatwave as deadly temperatures of up to 44C hit the cont... more

For many of us, slathering on sunscreen to protect our skin in the summer months is a no-b... more

It’s a mystery that has long puzzled researchers. Freud called the phenomenon infantile am... more

Recently, a group of world-leading scientists called for a halt on research to create ‘mir... more

In this episode from January 2025, Ian Sample speaks to Keon West, a professor of social p... more

In 2024, the Oxford English Dictionary announced its word of the year was ‘brain rot’. The... more

Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not a simply linear process. Instead... more

Doctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a grou... more