Health

Winter getting shorter in 80% of major US cities, new data shows

Researchers find that across 195 US cities, winters are on average nine days shorter than they were in 1970-1997

My cultural awakening: Leonardo da Vinci made me rethink surgery

For one heart surgeon, seeing the Renaissance artist’s anatomical drawings gave him a natural understanding of the body that was often overlooked in modern medical science

I’ve seen some bizarre exercises online. If I were an influencer, this is the one workout I’d recommend

Forget snake yoga. All it takes to increase your life expectancy is factoring a set of simple exercises into your weekly routine

Bobby J Brown, US actor known for The Wire, dies in barn fire

Brown, 62, third member of hit HBO series to die since December, was trying to jumpstart car at home at time of blaze

Los Angeles faces record high temperatures week after winter storm

By mid-afternoon, it was 91F (33C) in downtown LA, according to the National Weather Service

Researchers praise ‘stunning’ results of new prostate cancer treatment

Early trials of the drug VIR-5500 showed it shrinking tumours in some patients