SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

A single dose of a long-lasting antiviral drug has shown promise in protecting against all flu strains, raising hopes...

James MelleySocial Affairs ProducerGetty ImagesA civil servant's assertion that there was a "generational slaughter within care homes" in the early days of the pandemic is a phrase that "chimes with the experience of thousands of our families", the Covid...

Mark PoyntingClimate reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA second spell of temperatures well over 30C before we've even got to the end of June - how unusual is this and how much is climate change to blame?Temperatures of 34C are possible...

The largest tract of public land in the United States is a wild expanse of tundra and wetlands stretching across nearly 23 million acres of northern Alaska. It’s called the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska,...

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have lower levels of a gut microbe, which appears to raise the risk...

Dr. Scott Gottlieb on HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s newly appointed vaccine advisory panel - CBS News ...

Getty ImagesFood businesses must make it easier for customers to buy healthy food, under new government plans announced on Sunday. Supermarkets and food manufacturers in England will partner with the government to tackle obesity rates by encouraging people to...

They might easily be mistaken for Congressional staffers, reluctant to face the day, but these are among the most accomplished cancer specialists in the country, meeting with Representatives, Senators and staff. Among them: Dr. Elizabeth...

Saving money vs. saving lives - CBS News ...

An ancient city was most likely ruled by females living in a "matriarchal society" more than 9,000 years ago, according to a study published in Science this week. Researchers extracted the ancient genomes of more than 130...