My Chemical Romance: how the vilified band turned antipathy into triumph
MCR split but survived emo’s moral panic to leave a shining legacy for all outsiders – especially young people struggling emotionally or those who refuse gender binaries
US sexually transmitted infections surged to record high in 2020
Reported cases dropped in early months of Covid-19 pandemic but disrupted healthcare and diverted resources aided sharp rise
My sleepy brain loves the sound of permanent daylight savings. But do scientists agree?
The US Senate voted to get rid of twice-yearly time changes this week. But sleep experts warn they’re taking the wrong approach to a real problem
US boy with uncombable hair syndrome becomes Instagram hit
Locklan Samples of Georgia has a rare condition that means his hair stands out from the scalp and cannot be combed flat
Amazon reportedly circling exercise bike maker Peloton as company falters
Peloton has struggled in recent months with lockdown over, negative press and cheaper models coming to the market
Global heating linked to early birth and damage to babies’ health, scientists find
Exclusive: Impacts include premature births and birth defects and affect everybody, everywhere, say researchers
Has gen Z really killed off dieting – or has it just changed its name?
Body positivity is all the rage and soft drinks are being repackaged as ‘zero sugar’. But is ‘clean eating’ just dieting in disguise, asks Arwa Mahdawi
Phil Harvey obituary
Social entrepreneur who used profits from sex shops to subsidise contraception in developing world and to champion civil liberties
Taking my kids out of school has taught me the joy of staying in and doing nothing
I was conditioned to think of going out as morally superior to hibernating. Now I regard the decisive opt-out as a dynamic choice too, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
STI rates ‘at their highest numbers’ in US as Covid dominates health funding
Rebound of sexually-transmitted infections the result of sluggish testing, changing behaviors and persistent issues with education