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The messaging service has enabled secure end-to-end encryption for all of its billion users, at a time when governments are struggling to access our data

Society is making strides but doctors are still far behind when it comes to giving trans people the treatment they ask for and the respect they deserve

A genetic therapy that lasts for years has been approved to treat a potentially fatal immune disorder that makes children need to be isolated from infection

Pharma giant GSK has said it will not file patents for its medicines in poor countries, putting pressure on others to follow su

Wearables that zap your brain to boost concentration, sleep and more are hitting the market. We put Thync through its paces to find it's not all about electricity

Meetings this month could make headway towards a deal on capping aviation emissions from 2020, although a similar deal for shipping remains some way off

The largest coal mine in Australia has been approved by the Queensland government, a move environmentalists say will hurt the nearby Great Barrier Reef

Scanning the brains of people with severe insomnia has shown that the white matter bundles connecting brain regions could be to blame for the condition

A "kite runner" fossil found in the UK looked after its offspring by tethering them to its body

Foods are becoming richer in carbohydrates and poorer in some essential nutrients - the result of pumping carbon dioxide into the air, warns Irakli Loladze