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Worldwide dementia cases set to triple by 2050, study says

Total of 153 million people across the globe will be living with the condition by 2050

Nasal swab tests slower to pick up Omicron infections, study suggests

New research suggests it may take an average of three days for people to test positive on a nasal-based lateral flow test after their first positive PCR result

Bird flu: ‘Very rare’ case detected in person in southwest England

A “very rare” case of bird flu has been detected in a person living in southwest England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced.

Geniuses of the Stone Age: How early inventors launched our technological revolution

The patterns we see in the archaeological record suggest that progress may have been highly dependent on individuals, rather than being the inevitable outcome of larger cultural forces, writes Nicholas R Longrich

Stargazing in January: Orion strides across the night sky

Small and dim it may look in our skies, but that’s just due its immense distance: in reality, the Orion Nebula is a vast seething maelstrom of incandescent gas, writes Nigel Henbest

Revealed: More than 300m expired PPE items in UK stockpile

Exclusive: Calls for inquiry into ‘staggering’ levels of UK wastage, as data show that government spent £303 million on PPE which later passed its expiry date

‘Clear evidence’ of mobile phone radiation link to cancers in rats, US health agency concludes

Uncertainty remains about risk to humans who experience much lower radio wave doses

Scientists build first self-powered ‘liquibots’ that run continuously without electricity

Findings may lead to new developments in drug delivery systems

Mobile phones linked to erectile dysfunction, according to study

Researchers found a positive correlation between increased mobile phone usage and erectile dysfunction - but said the results are inconclusive

Scientists decode how world’s largest-ever flying animal got airborne

Giant pterosaurs likely leaped, jumping at least 2.5 metres into the air before lifting off

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