WHO tests pandemic response with Arctic ‘mammothpox’ outbreak
Exclusive: Exercise Polaris, run from Geneva, tested 15 countries on their response to a deadly outbreak – with some laissez-faire results

Exclusive: Exercise Polaris, run from Geneva, tested 15 countries on their response to a deadly outbreak – with some laissez-faire results
Several European countries turn their backs the Ottawa convention in an effort to shore up defences and deter Russia from invading
Exclusive: The decision to end funding for the partnership could have ramifications felt well beyond its frontline vaccine programmes
A drug used to slow the effects of a rare genetic illness has been found to have an unexpected side effect
A predictable winter illness season has caused alarm – but are we missing the real threat?
What does the new drone age mean for the future of warfare?
Riyadh aims to reduce the overall average temperature by two degrees celsius with four environmental ‘megaprojects’
Almost a year after H5N1 began spreading among dairy cattle in the US, samples are to be collected on a weekly or monthly basis
Their urgent mission is to find out what is killing swathes of people in one of the most remote parts of the world
Britain is falling behind other countries that are better prepared for future threats, Baroness Brown has warned
The new world screw worm, a species of fly that lays its eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, is making a comeback
It is the first time a senior member of the country’s military has been sought in connection with the persecution of the Muslim minority
Swathes of the country have been enveloped in toxic air for weeks – for the most vulnerable, exposure could lead to lifelong complications
Soaring cases of drug-resistant bacterial infections in Ukraine have caused alarm among public health officials
The war in Ukraine has thrust drone warfare into the limelight
Karachi’s record-breaking heatwave combined with rainfall has created more favourable breeding conditions for Aedes mosquitoes