SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

In June 2021, a deadly heat wave pushed temperatures to 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) in Spokane, Washington, a northern city near the Idaho border where many homes weren’t built with central air conditioning.As...

For people with Type 1 diabetes, developing hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, is an ever-present threat. When...

An intense heatwave in June and July killed 2300 people across London and 11 other European cities, a death...

The first time Steve Jobs held a public demo of the Apple Macintosh, in early 1984, scripted...

Tony HanGlobal China UnitGetty ImagesAs the world races to cut carbon emissions in the fight against climate change, a potentially game-changing milestone may have been reached.China - currently responsible for some 30% of global emissions - saw its emissions...

After months of debate, alterations and intra-party squabbling, Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” was finally signed into law by President Trump last week. Conversations about the bill have mostly focused on the broad impact it will have on the nation...

Here’s a new detail of how a real-life Cordyceps fungus zombifies still-living animals: Crashing their “blood sugar.”That’s a recently discovered bit of science related to the zombie-apocalypse video game and TV series “The Last of Us.” The fiction chronicles...

Maisie LillywhiteBBC News, GloucestershireNicky PriceBBC Radio GloucestershireCarolyn NansubugaMs Nyasamo said it can be hard for women who have moved from another country to understand the "small nuances" at groups in the UK."It's nice to go into a space where...

Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural boundaries. But when a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are able to respond and recover – and...

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