SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Contact lenses have enabled people to see beyond the visible light range, picking up flickers of infrared light even...

Global warming will likely hinder our future ability to control ground-level ozone, a harmful air pollutant that...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting, is "actively reviewing" banning or restricting the private prescription of cross-sex hormones to young people, according to evidence given to the High Court.Government lawyers say an expert panel will report in July on the use...

Georgina RannardClimate and science reporterGetty ImagesTemperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the past week with some areas now 4C warmer than normal, with potential implications for marine life and people going swimming.The heatwave...

Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., putting the GOP-backed proposal on the brink of reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.The changes would...

If you have dense breast tissue, you could benefit from an extra round of cancer screening, according to a...

Mosquitoes should be given malaria drugs to clear their infection so they can no longer spread the disease, say US researchers.Malaria parasites, which kill nearly 600,000 people a year, mostly children, are spread by female mosquitoes when they drink...

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a plan for his ambitious "Golden Dome" missile defense shield this week, stating it will cost $175 billion and take about three years to develop — but some experts say the price tag could...

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggsGetty ImagesGlobal warming is a big challenge for warm-blooded animals, which must maintain a constant body temperature to prevent their bodies from overheating.Animals are responding in various ways: moving to cooler areas or higher ground, changing...

The Food and Drug Administration is telling Pfizer and Moderna to expand the warning labels on their COVID-19 vaccines about the risk of a possible heart injury side effect linked to the mRNA shots, primarily...