SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Patients in Jersey will receive a more personalised cervical screening service from July, health bosses have said.The Government of Jersey said it would be following recommendations from the UK National Screening Committee due to more accurate human papillomavirus (HPV)...

Vacation season is upon us. But that doesn’t necessarily translate to teens roaming free.A new poll finds that less than half of U.S. parents feel comfortable leaving their teenager alone in a hotel room while they grab breakfast. Fewer...

A chemical that scientists worry might have an impact on human reproduction has been found in rivers across the UK.Researchers from York University analysed samples from 32 rivers in all the UK's 4 nations and found traces of trifluoroacetic...

Eve JonesTom Quinn, a spokesman for eating disorder charity Beat, welcomed the ban of "skinnytok" but said TikTok and other social media platforms "must now take steps to ensure their platforms are free of all harmful content". Mr Quinn...

In the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, ELISA tests provide critical quality control during drug development and manufacturing....

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The government has written to Sainsbury's and Morrisons asking them to stop "advertising and promoting" heated tobacco products, which it says is against the law.The BBC reported in February the supermarkets were displaying posters and video screens showing devices...

Kate MorganCommunities correspondent, BBC Wales NewsPA MediaMS Sioned Williams said the women's health cross-party group had been asking the Welsh government to act since 2018."It's important to me that when we say something is a health right, as it...

Written by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumEarth planning date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025As we near the end of our Altadena drill campaign, Curiosity continued her exploration of the Martian bedrock within...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now urging summer camp operators to check for documentation of immunity from measles through vaccination or prior infection for all children, staff and volunteers, amid a deadly year...