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Reaction to the announcement of Nusrat Ghani as the next UK Minister for Science and Investment Security.

A virtual reality plant breeding game won $150,000 yesterday evening when judges led by Susan Calman chose Seed by All Seeing Eye to win Developing Beyond, a $500,000 year-…

The Eden Project, supported by the Wellcome Trust, is to launch a new permanent exhibition entitled 'Invisible You. The Human Microbiome,' with accompanying programmes of…

A new report published today identifies options through which funders can help ensure that the rapidly growing open access market delivers high-quality services and value for…

As the climate crisis intensifies, it shrinks and contaminates the water we rely on. We need to act now to reduce the existing and emerging threat that this poses to our…

Malaria research needs a steady supply of mosquitoes, and breeding them involves extreme self-sacrifice from the Shoklo Unit’s carer.

GLOBAL efforts to counter the threat of dangerous superbugs must move faster and with more focus, health leaders are warning.

We publish a summary of our grant funding data every year to show how we spend our money.

Why have attempts to get it under control failed? Rose George reports on an outbreak that went on far longer than anyone expected.

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

Leading Indian psychiatrist Professor Vikram Patel has published two studies today in The Lancet1 that he argues provide strong evidence for the roll out of lay counselling…

The rest of the world can learn from Puerto Rican communities rallying together to recover from a natural disaster fuelled by climate change.

A dedicated landing page for the 2025 Wellcome Photography Prize

Strep A is among the deadliest pathogens in the world – yet we’ve never prioritised making a vaccine. Emily Sohn uncovers the cost of ignoring this problem, and meets those…

A rare medieval manuscript threatened with exile abroad has been bought by the UK's leading library for the history of medicine and is available to the public today for the…

AVATAR therapy aims to reduce the distress that people who hear voices can experience. Here, we explain how it works – and share the encouraging results from the latest…

In the war against malaria, one small corner of the globe has repeatedly turned the tide, rendering our best weapons moot and medicine on the brink of defeat. Ed Yong reports.

Wellcome Collection is calling on the public to loan or donate objects and become co-creators of its new temporary exhibition, ‘Things’.