DNA taken from bones excavated in and around the stone circle reveal that migrants from continental Europe played a part in the henge’s creation

Scientists have shown how the NHS could double the number of patients it diagnoses with dementia, which could help them to get vital treatment

Climate Change Committee warns that infrastructure must be upgraded to cope with intense heat, as the lack of cooling systems in NHS buildings is causing serious harm

Chance encounters have been behind some of science’s greatest discoveries, from penicillin to gene-editing tools. Could we create more?

Head of care review calls for expanded remit for inquiry in wake of adviser’s resignation

Oxford’s BrainWaves study, the first to distinguish the effects of different social media, says the app is most closely linked to anxiety and depression

Measure introduced after Napoleonic Wars was exacerbating homelessness, say campaigners

Experts say countries with a different approach to admitting errors have far lower morbidity rates

Six key figures orchestrated the UK’s departure from the EU. Some have leveraged the referendum for political gain – while others have sailed off into the night

Passengers described their shock and fury over Britain’s worst railway collision in more than two decades

After centuries spent battling to drain the Somerset Levels, those who work the land are embracing a new sustainable crop that provides a much bigger return

During breaks from their training, two students discovered how diffuse midline glioma tumours spread – and how they might be weakened

The SpaceX IPO has made Musk a trillionaire and hugely enriched company president Gwynne Shotwell, whose vision is key to what he does next

The Selfish Gene writer has begun a Jurassic Park-stye tale about bringing Homo erectus back from extinction – but the wider scientific community isn’t sure it’s wise…

Uk charities are calling the government to change how the disease is diagnosed so testing and access to treatment can be expanded

Austrian firm’s eye-catching claim covering 13 types of the disease will be presented to world specialists

The ‘sweary Glaswegian’ who leads the UK’s medical professionals has blasted big tech, comparing the childhood dangers of social media use to smoking

Trial marks ‘an exciting step forward’ in helping trees to regrow in one of the dales’ most challenging habitats

Researchers warn that funding cuts have left the central African country vulnerable to the deadly virus and say a vaccine is potentially just months away

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