Health

The last continent: how deadly bird flu travelled the world before landing on a remote Australian beach

The H5N1 virus has now reached every continent on the planet. What does it mean for some of the world’s unique species?

Venezuela earthquakes: death toll rises again to more than 1,400

Search for survivors continues with nearly 70,000 people reported unaccounted for by their family members

California officials unearth 117 dog bodies, many with bullet fragments, at ‘no-kill’ shelter

Police say they also found more than 600 dog collars in area where they suspect animals were killed

Europe sizzles under heat wave as records are smashed in Switzerland, Denmark, Germany

Temperatures hit record highs from Switzerland to the Czech Republic and Denmark on Saturday, as a heat wave that baked western European countries this week moves to central and eastern parts of the continent.

Germany and Italy swelter in heatwave as records tumble across Europe

Denmark experiences highest temperature on record on Saturday as weather system spreads eastward

US search and rescue teams deploy to help Venezuela earthquake response

Teams from California to Florida are helping Venezuelans rebound from devastating earthquakes that killed nearly 1,500 people, according to the latest death toll figures authorities announced on Saturday.

France Is Too Hot for Shutters and Ceiling Fans

Millions of people are suffering through the hottest days of their lives with few options.

Comedian Joanne McNally looks back: ‘In my 20s, my bulimia was spiralling out of control. My breakdown was the making of me’

The Irish standup and writer on three-day benders, her accidental comedy career, and her feral stage persona

The Lost Art of Leisure

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‘Heated Rivalry’ fuels a boom in gay romance stories, with women leading the fandom

‘Heated Rivalry’ has helped gay romance stories gain mainstream attention, with women driving much of the fandom.

A mom "didn't feel taken seriously" even as her symptoms worsened. Then tests found a rare disease.

When Michelle Williams started experiencing high blood pressure, she didn't pay it much attention.

‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?

Scorching summer of 2003 triggered first efforts to deal with the problem but heatwaves still have devastating impact