SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Available for over a yearMore than 30,000 people are being contacted in the Canterbury area regarding the outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Kent. Two people have died, and others are seriously ill. James Gallagher speaks with immunologist Sir Andrew...

Today’s story is the answer to the March 2026 puzzler.Though Ireland is known for the many shades of green that grace its grassy pastoral landscapes, there's one corner of the Emerald Isle where gray reigns supreme. In the...

The data your smartwatch already collects could soon help flag an early warning sign for type 2 diabetes.Hidden in the patterns of heart rate, sleep and daily activity captured by everyday wearables are subtle clues that, when combined with...

BBC Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes explains the signs to look out for. Source link

What is now? The nature of the ever-changing present moment has always fascinated me, because there is a paradox...

One particularly well known fact about the Moon is that it doesn’t have much of a magnetosphere to speak of. There’s no blanket to protect it from the solar wind ravaging...

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our...

A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it's the oldest such recording known.The song is that...

It’s day two of the Women and the future of science conference at the Royal Society in London, but...

Diagnosing some diseases could be as easy as breathing into a tube. MIT engineers have developed a...