Scientists say that testing for fatty acids could make it easier to identify children at risk of various conditions.

A cheap and widely available antidepressant has shown to be “unexpectedly effective” in treating aggressive brain tumours, scientists have said. Vortioxetine is recommended by the National Institute ...

A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium. Weighing 22kg at nine months old ...

A security company could face “penalties” for the delays in fitting some offenders with electronic tags after they have been released from prison, a Home Office minister has suggested. Jess Phillips ...

Britain’s biggest water company currently has only enough funding to see it through to the end of May next year, and is scrambling for fresh cash.