Sarah Knapton

Beetle larvae can munch through a disposable face mask in four months, scientists find

Downing Street adviser behind virus symptom tracker points to ‘obvious cover-up’

Pasta strands 200 times thinner than a human hair are used to create breathable bandages

Dr Ravi Jayaram, a consultant paediatrician, appears at public hearing on the deaths of babies cared for by nurse

A review found the deaths of Babies C, D and E at the Countess of Chester Hospital ‘may have been prevented with different care’

British tech startup developing engine that creates thrust from scrap metal

Bird charity reaches settlement with 72-year-old following row which led to exodus of volunteers and researchers

War-time rationing offers clue to avoiding chronic illnesses today

There may be consequences to turning swathes of city neighbourhoods into hotels with little regulation, suggests Cambridge University study

Major review says dwindling benefits suggest proposed new scheme requires careful thought