SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

There might be an upside to the loss of coral reefs. Their decline would mean oceans can absorb up...

In the United States, one in three people face memory loss or dementia.In life, you never know what cards you'll be dealt. Linde Jacobs lost her mother in 2022, which makes being a mother to...

Every year, thousands of students take courses that teach them how to deploy artificial intelligence models that...

Personal care products influence the chemistry of the air swirling around us.Lotion and perfume disrupt chemical reactions that occur between ozone and skin oils, researchers report May 21 in Science Advances. More work is needed to understand how these...

One of the most striking patterns in the aftermath of many urban fires is how much unburned green vegetation remains amid the wreckage of burned neighborhoods.In some cases, a row of shrubs may be all...

An exercise programme for colon cancer patients can cut the risk of dying by a third, a major international trial shows.The researchers said it was "not a large amount" of exercise and any type of workout from swimming to...

Getty ImagesPharmacists have warned that "one of the worst" examples of medicine shortages is affecting cancer patients.Creon, a pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (Pert), helps digestion and is required by patients with pancreatic cancer, cystic fibrosis, and chronic pancreatitis. It...

Annabel Rackham and Steven McIntoshCulture reportersBBCThe comedian said one of his biggest regrets "is not having enough empathy or understanding" of the situation his mother, Shanthi, faced when she moved to the UK aged 19."The difference between her experience...

Getty ImagesRuth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporterIt's a condition that affects more than 10 million people in the UK. It can change futures, end careers, and shrink worlds. So when a hack comes along that says it can "cure", or...

The U.S. approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna late Friday but with limits on who can use it — not a replacement for the company's existing shot, but a second option.The new vaccine,...