School-age children in Australia are vaping less, research suggests, a year after a government ban on disposable vapes came into effect. Vaping rates among 14 to 17 year olds ...

Getty ImagesWeight loss drugs could help turn the tide on obesity - but there are side effectsA study into potential serious side effects of weight loss jabs has been ...

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggsGetty ImagesOnly tree-living sloths are found on the planet today, but the group was once much more diverseSloths have a reputation for being sluggish and slow, ...

Victoria GillScience correspondentKevin Church/BBC NewsResearchers are using specially designed games and brain-scanning 'hats' to work out how children develop key skills Two-year-old Henry is completely transfixed by the iPad ...

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesPeople who spend more time looking at a screen in bed are more likely to report insomnia and sleep loss, a study has found.The research is ...

Branwen JeffreysEducation editorGetty ImagesThe poorest children are missing more school and falling further behind classmates, research shared with the BBC suggests.According to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute ...

Maddie MolloyBBC Climate & ScienceJack CochranThe Danaus eresimus, commonly known as the soldier butterfly, is among the 20 butterfly species experiencing the steepest declineButterfly populations in the US shrank ...

Getty ImagesBanning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental wellbeing, the first study of its kind suggests.Students' sleep, classroom behaviour, exercise ...

Getty ImagesA major international study suggests there has been a sharp rise in what it calls "problematic" social media use among young people since the pandemic.Researchers came to the ...

Getty ImagesScientists have studied more than 2,000 samples of poo from babies in the UK to get a clearer idea of which types of bacteria first colonise a newborn's ...

Getty ImagesSchoolchildren living in London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) were nearly four times as likely to switch to walking and cycling after its introduction compared with those outside the ...

A faraway planet known for its dire weather also whiffs of rotten eggs, according to a new study.Scientists studied the atmosphere of HD 189733 b, which has scorching temperatures ...