24 January 2023
Although usually mild, the respiratory syncytial virus can be fatal among babies and older people. Promising results from trials during pregnancy and in those aged 60 or over suggest that a vaccine may soon be approved
18 January 2023
There are many things we can do to try to reduce our risk of dementia, but the condition is not usually preventable
16 January 2023
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C has become the defining measure of success in the climate fight and we need to think about what comes next
12 January 2023
School districts and universities are banning the ChatGPT AI that writes in a human-like fashion, but some teachers say a better approach may be to incorporate it into the curriculum
11 January 2023
US authorities are reportedly considering a ban on new gas stoves in light of research claiming they are linked to one in eight cases of childhood asthma
22 December 2022
Covid-19 cases are mounting in China after the government announced it would no longer pursue a zero-covid policy
22 December 2022
The state's ambitious plan to be carbon-neutral by 2045 relies on carbon offsets through the state’s forests. But scientists say it may be causing more harm than good
19 December 2022
A landmark biodiversity agreement was hammered out at the COP15 biodiversity summit over objections from some countries, but it may not live up to lofty expectations
16 December 2022
A vaccine for strep A may not be very profitable for pharmaceutical companies and there are technical challenges that make such vaccines difficult to develop, but early-stage clinical trials are underway
7 December 2022
Colorado has become the second US state to legalise psychedelic drugs for medicinal uses, but psychedelics research lags far behind studies on other drugs
