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A genome reconstructed from a tiny piece of flesh found in the stomach of a wolf pup that died...

China has applied to launch nearly 200,000 satellites into Earth orbit, but the move may be an attempt at...

The impacts of climate change are occurring sooner than expected, but governments and businesses continue to underestimate the risks,...

Fergus WalshMedical editorBBCChris Williams, 29, from Belfast was diagnosed with the same aggressive type of leukaemia as Oscar in 2021.When the cancer returned, he was given the CAR-T therapy in Manchester when it was still an experimental treatment. He...

Far fewer Americans enrolled in an Affordable Care Act health care plan, new federal data shows, with millions facing higher premiums after tax subsidies under the insurance program expired in DecemberAccording to figures from the Centers...

Joanna MorrisBBC Shared Data UnitGetty ImagesAt UKAT's Banbury Lodge in Oxfordshire, a residential facility providing treatment for a range of addictions, there are three beds for 16 to 18-year-olds.Centre manager Nick Dunkley said such facilities offered a comprehensive package...

Quantum computers may help us see more exoplanets – and see them in more detail too. Astronomers have now found...

In the Altes Museum in Berlin stands a boy with his arms raised to the heavens. Aside from the...

The largest nurses strike in New York City history has begun after negotiators for five major hospitals and the state nurses union failed to agree to a new contract by Monday's deadline. The New York State Nurses...

Editor's note: Please click here for updated coverage of the NYSNA strike on Jan. 12, 2026. The potential for a major nurses strike in New York City is growing by the minute, after major hospitals and...