If the Sunday already felt golden under the alpine sun for Team GB, it only glittered brighter after dark Super Sunday? More like Golden Sunday. From the sunlit snowboard slopes to the floodlit ice track, Great Britain delivered a one-two punch that will live long in Winter Olympic folklore. In...
Four new astronauts arrive via SpaceX rocket at International Space Station
ISS now fully crewed after a medical issue forced the evacuation of four astronauts in January The International Space Station (ISS) returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns. SpaceX delivered the US, French and Russian astronauts...
Weight-loss race: how switch from injections to pills is expanding big pharma’s hopes
Tablets could make treatment more mainstream, with sector predicted to be worth $200bn by end of the decade “I just felt slow: I want to be able to do anything my kids want to do and not have weight be a factor. Even a ride or a water park –...
‘We almost lost you in the night’ – the life-threatening rise of measles in the UK
It is one of the most infectious diseases around, and can cause blindness and hearing loss – and can also be fatal. Why are cases now soaring and what can be done about it? Saijal Ladd’s week in hospital remains a blur. The very worst days still feel like a...
Intermittent fasting no better than typical weight loss diets, study finds
Researchers say limited eating approaches such as 5:2 diet not a ‘miracle solution’ amid surge in their popularity Intermittent fasting is no better for shedding the pounds than conventional diets and is barely more effective than doing nothing, according to a major review of the scientific evidence. Researchers analysed data...