SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

A Chinese plant scientist at the University of Michigan who drew national attention in June 2025 when she was arrested and accused of smuggling a crop-damaging fungus into the U.S. pleaded guilty on Nov. 12,...

MIT researchers have developed a lightweight polymer film that is nearly impenetrable to gas molecules, raising the...

Astronauts lose significant amounts of muscle mass during any prolonged stay in space. Despite spending 2-3 hours a day exercising in an attempt to keep the atrophy at bay, many still...

Would you rather be good-looking but with a plain partner or be unattractive yourself but with a hot date?...

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentPA MediaThousands of NHS staff redundancies in England will now go ahead after a deal was reached with the Treasury to allow the health service to overspend this year to cover the cost of pay-offs.The government said...

Georgina Rannard,Climate reporter, Belém, Brazil and Tabby WilsonProtesters carrying signs reading "our forests are not for sale" broke through security lines of the COP30 climate talks on Tuesday night in Belém, Brazil.BBC journalists saw United Nations security staff running...

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The frequency and severity of menopausal hot flushes could be more than halved through the use of hypnotic audio...

Alison Holt,Social affairs editor, The Old Bailey and James Melley,the Old BaileyFamily handoutMs Figueiredo was first admitted to the Hepworth Ward in May 2012 with a diagnosis including non-specific eating disorder and bipolar affective disorder.During her time on the...

New Delhi - Authorities in India's capital have urged elementary schools to hold classes online, banned construction and urged people to work from home as the annual plague of air pollution hit the "severe" category...