Zika may stand convicted of causing devastating birth defects but there still are lots of questions about how much of a threat the virus poses to pregnant women, and what to do about it. The main...

Costa Coffee Malta today marked another milestone in its sweep of barista coffee culture, with the official opening of its latest outlet in Spinola Bay, St Julian's. To celebrate the launch of...

Taste&Flair - the MAY issue - a bumper 144 pages, packed with recipes and home ideas for you to enjoy - out this Sunday with The Malta Independent. In this issue: Michael Diacono, Livia Tabone,...

The more researchers learn about the Zika virus, the scarier it appears, U.S. health officials say, as they urge more money for mosquito control and development of vaccines and...

A paralyzed 24-year-old man has regained some use of his right hand, controlling it with signals relayed from electronic sensors in his brain. Ian Burkhart of Dublin, Ohio, can grasp a bottle,...

The richest Americans live at least 10 years longer on average than the poorest, but that gap isn't as wide in many communities, especially affluent, highly educated cities, a major study...

Ben was diagnosed with nonverbal autism and epilepsy a few months before his third birthday. Now 22, he is a writer and a student at Tulane University in New Orleans with a GPA of 3.7. In his essays,...

All of Inditex's brands (Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe) are inaugurating online sales in Malta this week. This launch will mark the...

American doctors have made a new esophagus for a young man, using donated skin tissue and metal stents, in the latest example of scientists creating body parts in the lab to help patients with few...

Julia Walch, from the famed Alto Adige producer Elena Walch, recently visited our island to conduct a wine tasting session at Farsonsdirect and a wine-pairing dinner at The Fork & Cork in Rabat,...