There are few things that can provide a welcome confidence boost in quite the same way as the perfect smile, and in 2026, the world’s high-net-worth individuals are pulling out all the stops and spending eye-watering sums on making it a reality.

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Every few years, the weather phenomenon known as “El Nino” starts to be felt in different parts of the world. This year however, a “super El Nino” is expected.

Quin Wills has set up a lab in which livers are kept alive outside of the body and given treatment to increase cell resistance and encourage regrowth

Your critical thinking, your attention span, your memory: They might already be cooked. But there are ways to reverse the effects of off-loading your life to ChatGPT.

Surgeons at Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, implanted a commercially approved brain-computer interface in a patient who lost hand function on Monday. The patient recovered with stable vital signs and high-quality brain signals.

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Health department in Michigan, where there are thousands of cases, points to prewashed salad kits as a possible culprit

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Some marathon runners and other athletes swear by beetroot juice shots, but is there evidence they really do anything for our bodies? Columnist Alice Klein investigates

How much sunscreen should you be using, when should you apply it, and are there any downsides to doing so? Skin cancer expert Rachel Neale is here to answer all of these questions and more

We used to think post-menopausal ovaries sat inert in the body, but evidence from mice suggests they may instead turn into an organ with a role in inflammation

The ovaries of aged mice become infiltrated with immune cells linked to widespread inflammation in the body, and the same change could be happening in women The ovaries may play a bigger role in post-menopause health than we thought Magicmine/Getty Images The ovaries may play a bigger role in post-menopause health than we thought Magicmine/Getty Images We used to think that once ovaries had passed through the menopausal transition, the scarred, shrunken organs sat inert in the body. But a study

An experimental immunotherapy has beaten aggressive brain tumours in a handful of children, and a personalised version is now being tested on more patients

Artistic representations of ancient humans often show large men with bulging muscles – but our ancestors were actually smaller than us, in both height and body mass. Columnist Michael Marshall reveals surprising details about the short kings of prehistory

Two types of jet stream patterns seem to be causing persistent heat domes over Europe, with big questions for the future

Low levels of replicating Epstein-Barr viruses might be the main driver of the autoimmune condition multiple sclerosis. This may mean that targeting them would be as effective as suppressing the immune system, with fewer side effects

It is vital we understand the differing effects of heat and humidity on our bodies MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images WHEN the final of the 2026 men’s football World Cup kicks off in New Jersey this weekend, players can expect temperatures of over 30°C (86°F). Indeed, much of the tournament has been played in challenging conditions – like the high elevation and thin air of Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca – giving pundits plenty to chew over. Receive a weekly

A mathematical analysis suggests that the notion of agency, which is a prerequisite for consciousness, cannot be purely quantum in nature

The 2026 Tour de France has been the hottest ever. Norwegian-method pioneer and Uno-X Mobility coach Olav Aleksander Bu reveals how Nordic athletes have been learning to beat the heat

A new kind of antibody drug that more efficiently enters the brain could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease with a much lower risk of dangerous side effects than existing therapies