The Health Report

Genetic analysis of 1039 people buried in Britain between the Bronze Age and the Norman conquest highlights the impact of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings on the island’s ancestry

Research into dating has until now almost exclusively focused on younger people, but we’re finally beginning to investigate how romance changes in later life

Satellite measurements show that in the early 2010s sea level rise suddenly accelerated to a rate of 4.1 millimetres per year, possibly in response to an increase in the rate of global warming

Sticking with the same hair‑washing routine for decades may feel intuitive — but experts say it’s one of the most common mistakes people make as they age.

FROM 2005 TO 2019, THE NUMBER OF words the average person uttered in a day fell by 28%, according to a recent study from a team of U.S.-based researchers. “We estimated the difference at about 330 fewer words spoken per day for each year during that time period,” says Matthias Mehl, a professor of social psychology at the University of Arizona. That’s roughly 120,000 fewer words spoken during the course of a year. “It’s a substantia

A judge had ordered Justin Fairfax, the former lieutenant governor of Virginia, to move out of the house where on April 16 he killed his wife and then himself. On April 19, in Shreveport, La., Shamar Elkins shot his wife, a second woman, and eight children the day before he was due in divorce court. These are not anomalies. They are data points in a crisis that has persisted for generations.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, Olivia Mannion had one thing on her to-do list: schedule a six-month follow-up scan. She’s been in remission from Stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma for nearly four years, and while MRIs are always nerve-racking, booking one was supposed to be the eas

VACCINES HAVE LONG BEEN CONSIDERED by experts to be among the most studied medical interventions, and on the whole, Americans are still broadly supportive of them. But during President Donald Trump’s second term, the agency that makes recommendations about vaccines—the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—has, without new scientific evidence, cast fresh doubt on their safety and resurfaced the disproven link between vaccines an

Nearly half of all dementia cases can be prevented or delayed. We asked doctors and researchers for the most effective ways to do it; their answers might surprise you.

Why have so many people become fixated on protein? Donald Layman is one of the people behind the research showing the benefits of getting more protein in your diet, but he thinks things have gone too far and wants to set the record straight

From nitrite-free to ultra-processed, not all slices are created equal – here’s how to choose wisely

The floating ice shelf of world’s widest glacier – Thwaites glacier in Antarctica – is detaching, with worrying implications for global sea-level rise

From ‘diet’ soft drinks to household mould, one expert reveals the modern lifestyle factors that can place this vital organ under strain

Coffee may do more than just provide a morning boost, according to new research.