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At least 27 of 38 countries in WHO's European region are reporting high or very high influenza activity, body says ...

Exclusive: DNA advances show Roman-era skeleton, once hailed as first black Briton, came from southern England ...

Nuno FG Loureiro, 47, was shot multiple times at his home, and no details about a suspect or motive have been released ...

A brilliant history of psychiatric ideas suggests we are on the cusp of a transformation in our understanding of severe mental illness ...

Nepenthes khasiana oozes an enticing liquid on the rim of its pitchers that tempts its prey into a deadly trap ...

Organisers of award in honour of late primatologist hope it will inspire and encourage people to take action ...

The oil and gas industry must be legally bound to cut methane emissions. With climate tipping points approaching, time is running out, says the prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley ...

In today's newsletter: As species across the world struggle to keep pace with global warming, how do we report the rare glimmers of hope without downplaying the accelerating ecological crisis?

We all know eating too much sugar is bad for our health - but would we be better off replacing it with artificial sweetener? It's a question Science Weekly listener Marion posed recently and, as Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample, the answer is ...

First new treatments for sexually transmitted disease in decades approved by US Food and Drug Administration as number of cases worldwide surge to 82m ...