Science

Around the world, billions of people still lack reliable access to safe drinking water. The United Nations estimates that 2.2...

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Coronary artery calcium scans are becoming an increasingly popular way to assess a person's future risk of heart disease. The...

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Babies born to mothers with anaemia have smaller brains, particularly in key regions linked to movement, learning and the regulation...

A large study involving more than 270,000 people suggests that one common amino acid may be tied to how long...

A litter picking group which removes rubbish from a river collected more than 50 bags of rubbish at their latest...

A genetically modified kidney from a pig called Wilma has kept a 66-year-old man with kidney failure alive for a...

Takotsubo syndrome is a sudden heart condition that most often affects postmenopausal women and can be triggered by intense emotional...

Today’s puzzle concerns a fish swimming in a tank that is two metres high, one metre across and one metre...