SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people in the U.S. and beyond.Vibrio vulnificus, a type of flesh-eating bacteria that...

We are flush with toilet paper options. I’m looking to minimize the environmental impact of every wipe, and it’s overwhelming.I’ve been barraged with ads touting bamboo toilet paper’s environmental superiority to wood pulp counterparts. But my interest gave way...

The International Space Station has been busy throughout 2026, as it continues to be a bustling workspace for astronauts conducting a variety of scientific experiments that lay the groundwork for missions to the Moon and beyond. NASA’s Artemis II mission...

Available for over a yearInsulin has been used to treat type 1 diabetes for more than a century but now there is a new treatment being rolled out on the NHS that can delay the onset of the disease...

Meteor showers happen when the Earth passes through trails of debris from asteroids or comets - a snowball of frozen rock and gas orbiting the Sun. As that debris enters our planet's atmosphere, it burns up and creates spectacular...

Hepatitis C is spread through contact with blood infected with the virus, such as by sharing needles with someone who has it.Donor blood is already screened for it. It is a silent disease, meaning people often have no symptoms...

Jackie, a bald eagle in California who became an online star, died on Monday after receiving weeks of veterinary treatment. Jackie was being cared for by Ojai Raptor Center, a wildlife rehabilitation organisation, after she was attacked by other...

On Monday, Meta announced its latest AI model: Muse Glimmer. The company isn't necessarily advertising this model as its biggest and best, however....

Taylor Farms, whose lettuce public health officials have identified as the source of this summer's widespread cyclosporiasis outbreak, now faces another serious food safety issue.The Salinas, California, produce supplier recently recalled several food items made...

A daily weight-loss pill made by the drug firm behind the Mounjaro jab has been approved for use in the UK - the first country in Europe to do so.Foundayo, made by Eli Lilly, is for treating obesity and...