In what could be a game-changer, Moderna and Merck announced the first-ever positive results from a Phase III trial to combat melanoma

This killer disease evolves to hide and avoid detection from the cells that would destroy it, but as recent trials show, scientists are wising up to cancer's defences

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas

The barcode has been the language of retail for more than half a century. Now, two-dimensional codes are giving products a new digital identity

As social media transforms how people seek medical advice, figures such as Barbara O'Neill offer something conventional medicine rarely can: absolute certainty

Warmer nights are messing with our bodies' ability to shed the heat we accumulate during the day. This is having all sorts of effects, none of them good

From Apple's chips to Nvidia's data centres, Israeli tech has embedded itself in the global tech ecosystem. This comes with grave national security implications.

Startups claim they can screen embryos for everything from genetic diseases to IQ. Not everyone is convinced

Pharma's newest obsession involves mimicking the system that keeps people awake

As states race to embed algorithms in systems of reconnaissance, targeting, air defence, and military decision-making, a new layer of risk is taking shape