The possibility of new ownership over 23andMe has some customers concerned about how their sensitive genetic information will be handled in the future.

The recent announcement that young people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will have the opportunity to take a new GCSE in natural history from September 2025, driven by a campaign led by ...

The move follows an announcement in late 2024 by Senegal’s president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, that all foreign troops would be required to leave the country. “Senegal is an independent country, a ...

Travellers around the world are reconsidering trips to the US, as cancellations expected to create a US$18 billion dip from tourism revenues.

While Turkey’s government is struggling to deal with mass protests at home (after Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was imprisoned), in foreign affairs it is in an increasingly strong position as a key ...

Twice a year, around a quarter of the world’s population dutifully reset their clocks. It may seem like a minor adjustment, but some people struggle with fatigue, irritability, and brain fog in the ...

Rosaria Galanti, Professor Emerita, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet A habit that is worrying health authorities in Sweden where increasing numbers of teenagers are taking ...

Meiru Wang, Postdoctoral Researcher at Leiden University, Associate Scientist II at Stowers Institute, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology and Nanotoxicology, Leiden University We are riddled ...

People who most frequently encounter everyday discrimination – those subtle snubs and slights of everyday life – are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. What’s more, that finding ...

The climate activist group Just Stop Oil (JSO) has announced the end of its campaign of direct action. Many will read the group’s legacy through the lens of public hostility: the frustration caused, ...

The recently appointed US director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and other top intelligence officials appeared before the Senate intelligence committee to discuss the US intelligence ...

Patrick Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington The National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless ...