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            Tonga eruption – how it happened
Why a small volcanic eruption had a global impact
 
            Have we got it wrong on Omicron?
It seems to be no more viable than the earlier delta variant
 
            CORBEVAX – A vaccine for the world?
Could a cheap and conventional vaccine for Coivd19 end the pandemic?
 
            2021 the year of variants
The year began with Alpha and ends with Omicron, what have we learnt?
 
            Omicron – mild or monster?
Cases of the latest coronavirus variant are mild, so far – but that’s not the whole story
 
            Omicron’s rapid replication rate
Omicron replicates seventy times faster than earlier variants.
 
            Can the weather trigger a volcano?
The eruption of Semeru in Java was linked to heavy rain
 
            Omicron, racism and trust
How the global political response to the new variant is hampering science in Africa
 
            Deliberately doomed dart
The sacrificial space mission designed to protect the Earth from asteroid impact.
 
            The end for coal power?
The fossil fuel is on target to be replaced with renewables in both India and China.