Rebecca Dyer

If you follow wellness channels on social media, you might've come across the claim that your grip strength – or how firmly you can squeeze something with your hands – can predict how long you will live.

AP – The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion US cattle industry for the first time in 60 years, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in South Texas.

WASHINGTON (AP) – While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials will be on high alert for germs. A heat wave may be the most obvious health threat.

The colon is about one and a half meters long and plays a vital role in moving waste through the body.

For years, flavour additives in e-cigarettes have been largely viewed as a secondary concern compared with nicotine.

The Moon and Venus seen in 2023 from Kuwait City. (YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Casey Harrell using a brain-implant interface. (Regents of the University of California, Davis)

We all know getting a good night's sleep is vital to the healthy functioning of our bodies, but the importance of sleep goes much further than you might realize.

This Week in Science: A moving country, a cosmic first, and much more!

Illustration of the vagus nerve. (Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images)