Léa Surugue

Wildfires occur everywhere around the globe but we can take steps to reduce the destruction they cause.

For nearly three decades, a doctor has worked to 'repair' thousands of women who have been cut.

Like in 2016, the day's tagline is 'We can. I can.' showing the need for everyone to act against cancer.

When both partners are obese, their chances of conceiving may be reduced.

The opioid abuse crisis in the US has claimed many lives and medical cannabis could potentially help.

The Blekinge is thought to have sunk in 1713, at the height of Sweden's war with Russia and its allies.

IVF has helped many infertile couples but it increases chances of a multiple birth, with potential health risks.

Research shows hallucinations are more common than previously thought, breaking a long-standing taboo.

The findings may pave the way for clinical trials for brain cancer patients in years to come.

Rare variants occur at low frequency but have a significant influence on human height.

Menopausal women often report sleep problems and this can have a detrimental impact on their sex lives.

The device has been tested in four patients in lock-in states, with first hints of success.

Yellowstone and other major sites are suffering from a range of human threats and forest loss.

The Cassini mission will come to a halt this year but it has already greatly improved scientists' knowledge of the sixth planet from the Sun.

People infected with HIV appear to have a greater risk of developing diabetes.

Bilinguals have the same dementia symptoms as monolinguals, even if they have more brain damage.

The medial preoptic neurons are sensitive to hormone changes in female mice.

Looking at how ancient civilisations reacted to climate change may help understand present challenges.

Plato's dialogues and archaeological work point to Atlantis' location adjacent to the strait of Gibraltar.

There are more bears than previously thought living in one of the most visited site in South America.

Some babies born too early are healthy but they may still face learning disabilities later in life.

One of the skeletons buried in the leprosy cemetery in Winchester appears to have been a pilgrim.

LSD's effects on brain serotonin receptors make us attribute meanings to stimuli from our environment.

Chimeras will teach scientists about how human stem cells survive in animals and create organs, but they also raise ethical questions.

The study shows it is possible to grow a mouse pancreas in a rat and to transplant it in another mouse.

E. set kills crypt wasp galls by eating their organs from inside and coming out through their heads.

Twenty-nine bodies of children were analysed for signs of disease in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara.

One of the most detailed chronologies of the Maya civilisation at Ceibal, Guatemala, shares a light on its collapses.

More than 300 tombs were recovered in the town of the Bouc-Bel-Air.