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From herbalists in Africa gathering plants to use as poultices to acupuncturists in China using needles to cure migraines, or Indian yogis practising meditation, traditional remedies…

Dina Hernández was 35 weeks pregnant when she was arrested near her home in San Salvador in March 2024. The 28-year-old human rights activist, who was…

Under no light but the stars, a green sea turtle hauls herself out of the surf and onto the familiar sand of Alagadi Beach on the…

The first new treatments for gonorrhoea in decades could be a “huge turning point” in efforts to combat the rise of superbug strains of the bacteria,…

Companies weigh selling stakes to local groups to compete against fast-moving domestic rivals

When Bright Ansah, a nursing officer in Accra, goes searching for colleagues who have failed to show up for a shift at the overstretched hospital where…

One of the most senior figures in global anti-doping has warned that too many drug cheats in sport are evading detection – and criticised the current…

Nature, Published online: 12 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03981-xUpdated estimates of the worldwide sources and sinks of anthropogenic carbon dioxide provide a firmer basis for monitoring climate action.

Changes in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer climates have been detected by researchers, in a study thought to be the…

A child bride who was due to be executed this month in Iran over the death of her husband has had her life spared by his…