Is matcha a healthier alternative to coffee? Here’s what you need to know
Looking for a caffeine boost without the crash? Here’s why matcha could be a coffee alternative – minus the jitters.
AI can guess racial categories from heart scans – they’re detecting bias not biological differences
Research reveals AI models are learning shortcuts, like racial categories, instead of disease, potentially reinforcing bias in healthcare.
How the weather got ‘stuck’ over the UK – and produced an unusually dry and warm spring
‘April showers’ were few and far between in 2025.
Syria faces renewed sectarian violence as government fails to deliver inclusivity
Syria has become engulfed in a wave of sectarian violence.
For children with a rare form of dementia, music could be a powerful therapy tool
There is currently no cure for Batten disease, which affects around 200 children in the UK.
Medetomidine: what you need to know about the animal sedative turning up in opioid deaths
Opioid overdoses are now complicated by a powerful animal tranquilliser.
The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts
From a longlist of nine, five novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Climate Fiction Prize. Our academics review the finalists.
Fifty years ago, Junko Tabei became the first woman to summit Everest – why do so few people know her story?
Despite the extraordinary feats of Tabei and many other adventurous women, sexism and misogyny in mountaineering have persisted for decades.
Endometriosis: daily pill to manage symptoms will soon be available on the NHS – here’s how linzagolix works
In clinical trials, linzagolix has been shown to reduce painful periods and pelvic pain more generally.
Governments shouldn’t chase growth at all costs. The harms of over tourism show why
Government growth plans often come into conflict with the wellbeing of residents and the environment.