Food safety officials deny claims that diseased or contaminated meat is being eaten by consumers.

From the Strait of Gibraltar to Galicia, orcas have harassing yachts, damaging vessel and injuring crew.

Expert behind vaccine confidence report points to halting of Oxford Covid trial as example.

The UK government wants more students to study science subjects - but employers want humanities graduates too.

The pandemic has shown how a lack of solid statistics can be dangerous. But even with the firmest of evidence, we often end up ignoring the facts we don't like.

New guidelines aimed at ensuring AI research is of same quality as that in other fields.

We asked GPT-3, OpenAI's powerful new language generator, to write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peace.

Rise in carbon capture as global warming speeds growth of forests would be negated by earlier deaths, say scientists.

After 25 years I feel Britain has broken my trust. I'm one of many academics who now see their future in Europe

UKs Labour Party calls on health secretary to explain reasons behind increase and testing centre problems.

Research suggests musicians can reduce infections by decreasing volume.

Research suggests stomach trouble more predictive of virus in young people than a cough.

Scientists worldwide are working against the clock to find a viable coronavirus vaccine - but are corners being cut for the sake of political gain and profit?

Comprehensive study suggests vaccine may not work as well for overweight people.

A German university is offering “idleness grants” to applicants who are seriously committed to doing sweet nothing.This indolence project is a serious look at societal values of success versus sustainability, says Hamburg arts college.

Arseniy Neskhodimov named overall winner of photography prize for his series Prozac.

Poorer, hotter parts of the world will struggle to adapt to unbearable conditions, research finds

Open letter says there is emerging evidence of potential for aerosol transmission.

Political parties demand Sweden's strategy be reviewed before next election in 2022.

Just 15% of professors at Eindhoven University of Technology were women until it introduced a radical new scheme.

New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet peer reviewers did not see raw data behind findings before publication.

Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies.

More than 120 researchers and medical professionals from around the world have written an open letter to the editor of the Lancet raising serious concerns about a large and widely publicised global study that prompted the World Health Organisation to halt several Covid-19 clinical trials.