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A committee of MPs has urged the UK government to impose a tax on sugary drinks, but limiting discounts on both food and drink may have more impact

To grow and spread, a tumour needs an unstable and mutating genome, but if these mutations go too far, the cancer becomes less deadly

Technology can play a key role in supporting the health needs of older people

Big data may be playing a useful role in health-trend analysis and improving health care, but let's not forget that small data is important, too.

Some argue that the particulars of the climate deal don't matter so much as the message it sends. Others say we need action, not more messaging

Individuals all over the country are attempting to take control of their health by accessing readily available information in order to self-diagnose.

Physicists have come up with a way to make secret codes based on the cosmic microwave background, the afterglow of the birth of the universe

A deal at the UN summit might not be enough to keep warming to "safe" levels. Ratcheting up the action in the coming years could help, but it may be too late

The odd behaviour of the Eta Carinae star system has puzzled astronomers since the 1800s, but now we might finally have an explanation

The LISA Pathfinder mission is the first step towards a gravitational wave observatory in space, which promises to revolutionise astronomy