SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

A cocktail of antibodies could give us a new weapon to fight seasonal flu and new strains that cause...

Retro cassette tapes may be making a comeback, with a DNA twist. While DNA has been used as an...

Megha MohanBBC World Service gender and identity correspondentJamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesYet some frontline workers say that high-profile Western funding models like this can sometimes end up bypassing them.Serley Eises, the executive director of Lidar Community Foundation in Windhoek, Namibia, which...

Dr Chi Eziefula, a menstrual health expert, explains which mammals menstruate - and how their cycles differ from other animals. Source link

Rebecca MorelleScience editorNASA/JPLPerseverance has been collecting samples while it's been exploring Mars - including the rocks found at the Bright Angel Formation. They have been stored in canisters, and will be deposited on the surface of Mars awaiting...

The word “local” has become synonymous with sustainability, whether it’s food, clothes or the materials used to construct buildings. But while consumers can probably go to a local lumberyard to buy lumber from sustainably grown...

Lana Lam andTiffanie TurnbullBBC News, Sydney"This study found reduced the likelihood of koalas developing symptoms of chlamydia during breeding age and decreased mortality from the disease in wild populations by at least 65%," said UniSC's Sam Phillips.The research...

Dominic HughesGlobal Health correspondentGetty ImagesFor the first time, there are more children in the world who are obese than underweight, according to a major study by children's charity Unicef.Around one in 10 of those aged between five and 19...

More than a dozen mammal species shimmer and glint purple and green, like precious opals. Their fur is iridescent,...

East Africa’s “Great Migration” is generally estimated to involve as many as 1.3 million wildebeest. But in reality, fewer...