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    Drug resistant malaria found in East Africa

    The spread of resistance to one of the most important anti-malarials

  2. New evidence for SARS-CoV-2’s origin in bats

    Study of bats in Laos has identified viruses with a similar spike protein to SARS-CoV-2

  3. Ebola can remain dormant for five years

    Ebola infections can re-emerge after five years, and cause new outbreaks

  4. Keep most fossil fuel in ground to meet 1.5 degree goal

    90% of coal and 60% of oil and gas must remain untouched for world to meet climate target

  5. Hurricane season intensifies

    Climate change increases the havoc caused by Hurricane Ida across parts of the US.

  6. World’s first DNA Covid-Vaccine

    Authorities in India approve a new type of needle-free triple-dose vaccine.

  7. Seismic citizen science in Hispaniola

    Is there more to come from the Haitian earthquake fault system?

  8. Methane - a climate solution?

    Can reductions in this potent greenhouse gas help keep global temperature rises down?

  9. Record-shattering weather

    Why we should expect more sudden extreme temperatures

  10. The earliest traces of animal life on earth

    Do rocks found in Canada show animal life 350 million years older than any found before?

  11. Your molecular machinery, now in 3D

    DeepMind publishes 350,000 of the structures which make all living things tick.

  12. Science when the funding dries up

    Science news and highlights of the week

  13. Human induced climate change heats up fast

    The record-breaking recent Pacific North-West heatwave is attributable to humans.

  14. Insects in incredible detail

    Insects; climate change & the law; missions to Venus; masks with Covid detecting sensors

  15. Tales of unexpected DNA data

    A virologist uncovers more dots to join in the hunt for Covid’s origins.

  16. Doubling Earth’s Energy Imbalance

    NASA scientists find a doubling of our planet’s net solar energy absorption in 15 years.

  17. Evolving viral variant trickery

    Virus variants are tricking our cells. Also, landslides, and the strange world of Z-DNA.

  18. Zoonotic hotspots and where to find them

    Researchers map where the riskiest areas are for viruses to jump from bats into humans.

  19. Nyiragongo Eruption

    Understanding ‘ The world’s most dangerous volcano’

  20. Robot revolution

    The robot arm that comes with feelings

  21. Covid and clean air

    How improving indoor air quality can prevent illness from many viruses

  22. Africa’s oldest burial

    A fossilised child reveals an ancient caring society

  23. Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan

    Melting ice from glaciers over the last 20 years accounts for a fifth of sea level rise.

  24. Exponential increase in Indian covid cases

    What’s behind the soaring numbers?

  25. Rolling out the vaccines faster

    Can more money speed up rollout?

  26. On the trail of rare blood clots

    Scientists in the EU and the UK are looking out for rare blood clots in vaccinated people

  27. Post-Covid outcomes after release from hospital

    A third of people hospitalised for covid are readmitted sometime after discharge.

  28. Science on the side of a new volcano

    Science on the side of a new volcano. Also hints of a fundamental new physics.

  29. International science at sea

    International research collaborations feel the pinch from UK overseas development cuts

  30. A shooting star parked on your driveway

    A rare type of meteorite lands next to a rural UK house, and is now in professional hands

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