High-yielding cows generate lots of metabolic heat that they find difficult to dissipate when air temperature and humidity rise together. The result is an effect on a much-loved food

As the US and China build rival AI ecosystems, Gulf states are being drawn into a technological divide that may become increasingly difficult to navigate

Riyadh revealed the scale of its push to become a global technology hub at the annual summit that wrapped up on 3 September

Our cover story this week tracks recent developments in cancer treatment and how inroads in immunity could be a game-changer

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