Are cellphones really dirtier than toilet seats? Here’s what we found
Mobile phones can act as a “trojan horse” for pathogenic microorganisms, according to the authors of one research paper about germs on cellphones. Read More
Second child dies of measles as Texas outbreak worsens
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is reportedly headed to the state, which has recorded 480 cases.
Mobile drone lighting system uses 288 LEDs to turn night into day
Sometimes a flashlight just isn't enough. The Flying Sun 1000 drone system was designed with that fact in mind, as it uses 288 airborne LEDs to light up the night
‘The NHS can’t tell me where my job will be’
Health bosses are accused of keeping resident doctors in the dark about their first position.
Benefits of ADHD medication outweigh health risks, study finds
Children taking ADHD drugs showed small increases in blood pressure and pulse rates but ‘risk-benefit ratio is reassuring’The benefits of taking drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outweigh the impact
Why the military is creating artificial reefs to protect U.S. shorelines
Artificial, human-made reefs have been deployed around the country to enhance and protect coastlines. The Department of Defense is working to deploy them in waters off its coastal military bases
Scientists work to restore wild ocelot populations with fertility treatments
While ocelots are widespread in South and Central America, in the United States they are on the brink of extinction. They were once overhunted for their coats, and now they
Is eating farmed salmon worth snuffing out 40m years of Tasmanian evolution? | Tim Flannery
Without the strongest conservation efforts, it can’t be long before the Maugean skate – and other marine living fossils in Australia – are wiped outExplore the series – Last chance:
20% of the population in England are being prescribed dependence forming drugs
Dr Peter Scott-Gordon reports on the correspondence between John Perriot and his MP Cat Smith and asked her to table some questions in parliament regarding the high number of English
Bacteria could fill cracks in bricks made from lunar soil on the Moon
We're going to be on the Moon a lot more often soon, and that means we'll need places to rest, conduct research, and work there. Building habitats and maintaining them
From blackening skies to barely casting a shadow – the Carnaby’s cockatoo faces a bleak future
Guardian Australia is highlighting the plight of our endangered native species during an election campaign that is ignoring broken environment laws and rapidly declining ecosystemsExplore the series – Last chance:
Endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoos, and the teenager building nests for them – video
Eva Czislowski, a student and activist, says Carnaby’s black cockatoos used to blacken the sky. ‘I can't believe that I won't be able to experience that,' she says. The endemic