‘New cancer test makes me feel women’s health matters’
EDINBURGH — A new non-invasive cancer detection test designed specifically for women is being rolled out across several health regions […]
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Whale found dead near Danish island after German rescue operation
COPENHAGEN — A large sperm whale that rescue teams from Germany and Denmark had spent nearly four days attempting to
Rare plant makes comeback from brink of extinction
EDINBURGH — Conservation biologists announced Friday that the Loch Murrin stonewort, a freshwater algae once thought to be on the
Is it safe to swim at England’s bathing sites?
Environmental health authorities in England published updated water-quality assessments on Thursday showing that the majority of designated river and coastal
A woolly solution to NI’s peatland problems?
BELFAST — Ecologists and land managers in Northern Ireland are trialling an unconventional approach to the region’s chronic peatland degradation
‘Don’t swim’ at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced
Authorities responsible for water-quality oversight confirmed Thursday that swimmers should avoid 12 of the 14 river locations newly designated as
Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding
CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Behind the locked greenhouse doors of a hillside nursery in northern Thailand, a botanical breeder named
What sugar does to your body
LONDON — A growing body of scientific research is reshaping the way physicians and nutritionists understand the effects of sugar
Canada’s Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth
OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held a brief but symbolically charged phone call Tuesday with the four astronauts
How do weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy work?
A new class of injectable medications that mimic and amplify the body’s own appetite-regulating hormones has fundamentally altered the treatment