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How pterosaurs learned to fly: scientists have been looking in the wrong place to solve this mystery

New findings may have solved the debate around why scientists have never found the missing link between dinosaurs and pterosaurs.

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What could have caused the Air India crash? An expert examines the proposed failure scenarios

Various failure scenarios have been aired as the Boeing 787 crash investigation continues.

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How to make sure the new grooming gangs inquiry is the last

Victims of child sexual abuse have been let down by the justice system.

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Coal power plants were paid to close. Is it time to do the same for slaughterhouses?

The food industry faces the same ‘stranded asset’ problem as fossil fuel companies.

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Investing in NHS staff wellbeing could produce economic benefits the UK desperately needs

The NHS needs a healthy and resilient workforce to lead the digital transformations planned for the service.

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Can Britain be a nation of tea growers? Scientists say yes – and it could even be good for your health

From Devon to mid-Wales, scientists are finding that UK-grown tea isn’t just possible – it could be good for people and the planet.

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Alzheimer’s: bacteria that causes stomach ulcers may protect the brain, our new research indicates

Helicobacter pylori, best known for causing stomach ulcers, was shown to block the build-up of both amyloid-beta and tau in our study.

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The UK failed grooming gang victims by not seeing ‘children as children’

A safeguarding expert explains why these reforms could change things.

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Five common habits that might be harming your liver

Are your everyday habits damaging your liver?
It’s not just alcohol – even sugar, painkillers, and sitting too much can take a toll.

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Here We Are: how silence defines Stephen Sondheim’s last musical

The second act of Sondheim’s musical denies the emotional release of song – without which his characters are confronted, confronting and exposed.

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