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The Wari people have found themselves alone in the face of an environmental disaster. Droughts and extreme cold have destroyed their agriculture and access to clean water.…

Alisha speaks to Professor Ruth DeFries to discuss how the world has become reliant on a small number of crops (such as corn and rice), leaving us in a vulnerable position if…

The Crunch, a new Wellcome Trust initiative to get the nation talking about our food, our health and our planet, launched last night.

From India to Latin America, pioneering efforts are being made to reduce the rise and spread of AMR: antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Ten years in the making, ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ - a beautiful but harrowing work of non-fiction by Rebecca Skloot - has won the 2010 Wellcome Trust Book Prize.

Extreme heat will only get worse with climate change, and it has been linked to health risks for pregnant women and their babies. We spoke to a midwife and a researcher in…

Doctors and nurses are joining global demands for action on climate change – and because of their skills they have the potential for huge influence.

Genomics is revolutionising modern medicine. From improved cancer treatments to predicting diseases using genetic information, here are four ways our health is benefitting…

Climate change and antimicrobial resistance – when drugs designed to kill microbes become ineffective – are two major global health crises. But did you know that the two…

Speaking at a World Health Organization conference in Glasgow, as part of COP26, Julia Gillard, chair of the Wellcome Trust and a …

From food security to the spread of infectious diseases, our health is intertwined with the planet’s. We outline some of the damaging effects of climate change on health and…

A new foundation launches today with the ambition to reform the global food system, enabling us to feed a growing global population with healthy food from a healthy planet.

The world’s largest health information management system has been awarded funding to integrate climate and health data to help predict health impacts of climate change. 

Climate change is more than an environmental disaster. It's a clear threat to people’s health, lives and livelihoods. But if we act now, we can reduce the impact and protect…

Food homogeneity or the lack of diversity in the food we eat has a dangerous impact on climate change, food security and human health.

Presenting drug-resistant infections – or antimicrobial resistance – as an ‘apocalypse’ or a return to the ‘dark ages’ fails to create a sense of urgency on the issue and…

The Wellcome Photography Prize has unveiled its Top 25 entries, selected for the 2025 edition of the awards

Fungi can keep us healthy or cause disease. As climate change drives fungi to adapt, learn how we can harness the benefits and tackle the threats.

Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘International Engagement Awards’. International Engagement Awards have been replaced by the Public…