Jensen Huang told reporters he would be “patient” as the US and China grapple for global AI dominance.

One in five people who took orforglipron once a day for 72 weeks lost 20% or more of their weight, maker Eli Lilly says

A daily pill for weight loss can help people reduce their body weight by as much as a fifth, according to a trial that could pave the way for millions more people to shed pounds.

The drug, called orforglipron, is manufactured by Eli Lilly and targets the same GLP-1 receptors...

Patrick Vallance says UK must improve relations with pharmaceuticals industry as firms scrap plans

The UK is “determined to solve” its standoff with the pharmaceutical industry and reverse a 10-year decline in NHS spending on medicines, the science minister has told MPs, after a string of drugmakers cancelled projects worth nearly £2bn.

Patrick Vallance, a former executive at drugmaker GSK,...

Survey of 12,000 women also revealed severity of long Covid symptoms rose and fell across menstrual cycle

Women with long Covid are prone to longer, heavier periods, which could put them at greater risk of iron deficiency that exacerbates common symptoms of the condition, doctors say.

The findings emerged from a UK survey of more than 12,000 women, which also found that the severity of long...

The social media platform had faced a ban in the US over national security concerns.

The next pandemic or geopolitical shock could be close at hand. To look after our people, we’re looking after our supply chains, agriculture and fuel reserves

Miika Ilomäki is chief preparedness specialist for Finland’s National Emergency Supply Agency

In times of crisis, food is more than sustenance. It is a pillar of national stability. Finland has long understood this, not just because of...

Google’s president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat tells the BBC there are “profound opportunities in the UK”.

At a recent ceremony for world leaders in Beijing, a hot mic picked up a surprising exchange between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping about the possibility of living to 150. Putin suggested the secret might lie in repeated organ transplants. But is this the new frontier of anti-ageing research or a fringe and unproven theory? To find out, science editor Ian Sample speaks to Russian affairs...

FAA ruled to have satisfied obligations in granting approval for expanded SpaceX operations next to wildlife refuge

A US district court judge on Monday rejected a suit by conservation groups challenging the Federal Aviation Administration approval in 2022 of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in south Texas.

The groups said noise, light...

Manganese blue pigment, used in Pollock’s Number 1A, 1948, was since phased out for environmental reasons

Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the first time that the abstract expressionist used a vibrant, synthetic pigment known as manganese blue.

The work titled Number 1A, 1948...

The industry’s retreat from the UK reflects a deeper shift about how Beijing is rewriting the rules of innovation

When Merck abruptly scrapped its billion-pound London research hub last week, critics blamed Britain’s lacklustre support for life sciences and a Scrooge-like grip on NHS drug prices. But one important factor may have been missed. That Merck, which is also cutting jobs elsewhere...