Ben Spencer

An overstretched heath service and a crisis at universities means less medical research is being conducted, warns the new head of the Wellcome Trust — and lives are at stake

The WHO has declared a public health emergency and the virus has reached Europe. A smallpox jab gives immunity, but is there enough to go round?

The scientist’s physics blockbuster is the number one bestselling book of the past 50 years. Why is it still such a hit?

The parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died aged 15 after eating a Pret a Manger sandwich, say they have been told of many other deaths — almost all avoidable

Evidence of a reservoir deep below the surface of the red planet has astonished scientists — with a big enough drill it could even pave the way for a human colony

Boosted by new investment powers, the royal asset manager wants to restore Britain’s pre-eminent position in offshore wind farms — but it faces a wave of challenges

A new treatment that acts like a dimmer switch on faulty genes has significantly reduced the risk of death for patients with heart defects

Lecanemab has been found to help, but not enough for the NHS to spend billions on it. Will the breakthrough open the floodgates for new treatments?

The case of a soldier whose leg was amputated by the NHS because antibiotics could not treat his infection is a sign of a growing crisis, doctors say

Do you switch the lights off when you leave the room? What about sorting your recycling? And how many times a year do you take a flight?