Birth control increases stroke risk – here’s what women need to know
Contraceptive-users were three times more likely to experience a cryptogenic stroke.
Why auction of Buddha relics was called off and why it matters – an expert in Asian art explains
A sale of relics was challenged and demand for repatriation made by the Indian government.
The Supreme Court’s gender ruling has implications for the workplace. Here’s what employees can expect
What it means for workers, employers and maintaining harmony between staff with differing beliefs.
Five things new parents should know about their baby’s sleep
Yes, most babies still wake during the night at 12 months. No, that doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.
A gonorrhoea vaccine will soon be available in the UK – here’s how it works to protect against the STI
The vaccine programme could prevent up to 100,000 gonorrhoea cases over the next decade.
Climate change: no reprieve from heat this decade as globally agreed 1.5°C limit looms
A new report predicts that Earth will break another annual heat record in next five years.
The UK government is considering mandatory chemical castration for sex offenders – it’s an ethical and legal minefield
Medical law is based on the idea that a patient consents to an intervention that will benefit them. Is that the case here?
Why have so few atrocities ever been recognised as genocide?
Why have so few atrocities ever been recognised as the ‘crime of crimes’?
Nato faces a make-or-break decision about how to protect Europe and its future in next few weeks
The future of Nato is in the balance ahead of a big meeting this month.
Rise of the Zombie Bugs takes readers on a jaw-dropping tour of the parasite world
Parasites do creatively gruesome things to their host.