SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

The review said not every difficulty required a medical response and there was a risk of blurring the lines between diagnosable ADHD and autism and what should be considered the normal human variation in brain function, cognition and behaviour.It...

A new course in the Department of Electrical Science and Engineering (EECS) is not focused on machine learning or microprocessors, on cryptography or quantum computing. Instead, 6.C31 (Hack Yourself) draws student interest with an intriguing pitch: that by using...

The Duke of Sussex has said he "slipped into depression for about two weeks" after relocating to Canada in 2019 ahead of his move to the US.Prince Harry, who recently returned to the UK with his wife Meghan and...

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen moments before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California in this Oct. 8, 2026, photograph. Aboard were NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack...

Kilauea has been erupting almost continuously for nearly 200 years, and volcanologists have seen a lot of sides to Hawaii’s most active volcano. But in the last year, Kilauea started doing something new: firing up frequent fountains of lava.The...

A growing body of research suggests GLP-1 drugs can do more than just help people lose weight by curbing addictive behaviors. Now, experts at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania want to see...

An experimental drug may melt away a dangerous type of fat that packs around internal organs.The drug, called CBL-514, specifically triggers fat cells to enter a death program called apoptosis. People who got injections of the experimental drug in...

The computer scientist behind groundbreaking research that helped land Nasa's astronauts on the Moon, has died aged 90.Margaret Hamilton was a trailblazer in her field, leading the team who developed the software for Nasa's Apollo missions, which coined the...

Pillinger was born in Kingswood near Bristol and completed his degree at Swansea University. He gained international recognition for his lunar research before moving to Cambridge University, where he analysed meteorites found in Antarctica that were believed to have...

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