Most of us know the warnings about microplastics, and most of us still buy bottled water. A 15,000-person survey across 81 countries explains the habit, and what actually breaks it.

After strikes exposed Yandex’s role as everyday infrastructure, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are enforcing data localisation and growing local platforms. A plain-language explainer.

Measles cases in the US rose 8% in a week to 4,410. Here is a calm guide to the drivers, symptoms and vaccination advice.

A study of more than 16,000 students finds classroom smartphone bans significantly improve results, especially for struggling learners.

Saturn’s confirmed moon total has risen to 274 after astronomers recognised 128 tiny new moons. Here is the clever imaging trick that found objects only a few kilometres wide.

NeoVax is a cancer vaccine manufactured individually for each patient. A phase 1 trial with nivolumab in ovarian cancer found it feasible and acceptably safe. Here is the simple explanation.

A major trial finds continuous glucose monitors help adults with type 2 diabetes who do not use insulin spend about five more hours a day in their target blood sugar range.

A SpaceX rocket launch created a glowing jellyfish cloud over the US East Coast. How the twilight phenomenon forms, why it was seen so far away, and how to catch the next one.