These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

The mayor of London said the changes had

The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do Microplastics have been found almost everywhere: in blood, placentas, lungs – even the human brain. One study estimated our cerebral organs alone may contain 5g of the stuff, or roughly a teaspoon. If true, plastic isn’t just wrapped around our food or woven into our clothes: it is lodged deep inside us. Now, researchers suspect these particles may also be meddling with our gut microbes. When Dr Christian Pacher-Deutsch at the University of Graz in Austria exposed gut bacteria from five healthy volunteers to five common microplastics, the bacterial populations shifted – along with the chemicals they produced. Some of these changes mirrored patterns linked to depression and colorectal cancer. Continue reading...

A Wiley journal has retracted a paper more than a year after a researcher reported the work was hers and had been stolen by a reviewer for another journal. As we reported in July, Shafaq Aftab, now…

Wescom Defence will unveil its new ATMIS Multispectral Camouflage (ATMIS MSC) portfolio at DSEI 2025 in London, introducing a next-generation concealment system designed to give armed forces a tactica...

Information about post COVID-19 condition, also known as long COVID. Symptoms, prevention and treatment, risk factors, resources and what we’re doing.

Renommé à Matignon vendredi soir, l’ancien ministre des armées doit constituer son équipe d’ici à lundi pour commencer à temps l’examen du budget 2026. Pour sa première prise de parole, il a dit vouloir mettre la lutte contre l’insécurité et la délinquance à l’agenda après avoir visité le commissariat de L’Haÿ-les-Roses.

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

In the past year, 55% of CEOs faced mental health issues. For these two key reasons, executive therapy benefits CEOs' mental health and their organizations.

The mayor of London said the changes had "moved the goalposts".

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.