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New Covid strain: How worried should we be?
New Covid strain: How worried should we be? Scientists will keep a close eye on this variant to see if it is a better spreader than others. A mutated virus sounds instinctively scary, but to […] More
Insight: The woman behind China’s Chang’e-5 Moon mission
The woman behind China’s Chang’e-5 Moon mission A 24-year-old female space commander has become a viral sensation on Chinese social media for her work on the Chang’e-5 Moon exploration programme. Despite being the youngest commander […] More
Covid-19: Vaccine judged safe for use in UK next week
Covid-19: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine judged safe for use in UK The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination. Britain’s medicines regulator, the […] More
Trump accepts US presidency transition to Biden must begin
Michigan votes to certify Biden’s win over Trump The president’s Republican allies had called for the certification – which finalises the outcome of a state’s popular vote – to be delayed for two weeks to […] More
US election security officials reject Trump’s fraud claims
US election security officials reject Trump’s fraud claims US federal election officials have said the 2020 White House vote was the “most secure in American history”, rejecting President Donald Trump’s fraud claims. “There is no […] More
Joe Biden beats Donald Trump to win US election – live 2020 updates
Joe Biden beats Donald Trump to win US election – live 2020 updates Democrat wins Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes, surpassing 270 needed to win White House Joe Biden will be the 46th president […] More
Insight: Superconductivity finally reaches room temperature
Volume 586 Issue 7829, 15 October 2020 The chromatin protein MeCP2 is a component of dynamic, liquid-like heterochromatin condensates, and the ability of MeCP2 to form condensates is disrupted by mutations in the MECP2 gene […] More
US election 2020: A really simple guide
US election 2020: A really simple guide Click or tap on an underlined word for a short definition or explanation The US president has a huge influence on people’s lives both at home and abroad, […] More
Great Barrier Reef in dire need of changed habits to decrease emissions
The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its corals within 3 decades Australia’s (CNN) – Great Barrier Reef has lost 50% of its coral populations in the last three decades, with climate change a key […] More
US Election: Determined voters endure long lines to cast early ballots
Determined voters endure long lines to cast early ballots in historic election Thousands of people, some braving hours-long waits, glitches and politically motivated obstruction, are flocking to cast early ballots and writing the story of […] More
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic at French Open 2020
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic at French Open for record tying 20th major Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 7-5 to win his 13th French Open and 20th grand slam title to tie Roger […] More
Planet Mars is at its ‘biggest and brightest’
Planet Mars is at its ‘biggest and brightest’ At the last opposition, in 2018, Earth and Mars were just 58 million km apart, but what makes this occasion a little more special for astrophotographers in […] More
Video – The ethical dilemma of programming self-driving cars
Video discussing the dilemmas of programming self-driving cars. Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. And while these cars will ultimately be safer and cleaner than their manual counterparts, they can’t completely avoid accidents […] More
Video – US election 2020: Who really decides the outcome?
Who really decides the US election? More than 245 million Americans are eligible to vote but only a few will decide the outcome. More than 245 million Americans are eligible to vote – yet only […] More
President Donald Trump and Melania test positive for Corona Virus
Close Trump adviser Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus, sources say Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s top aides, has tested positive for coronavirus, Trump confirme marking the fifth known White House coronavirus case, […] More
Nature: Wildlife in ‘catastrophic decline’, report warns
Wildlife in ‘catastrophic decline’, report warns Wildlife populations have fallen by more than two-thirds in less than 50 years, according to a major report by the conservation group WWF. The report says this “catastrophic decline” […] More
The weird space that lies outside our Solar System
The weird space that lies outside our Solar System Far from the protective embrace of the Sun, the edge of our Solar System would seem to be a cold, empty, and dark place. The yawning […] More
Climate: New UK law to curb deforestation in supply chains
New UK law to curb deforestation in supply chains UK businesses will have to show that their products and supply lines are free from illegal deforestation, under government plans. A proposed law would require larger […] More
Africa declared free of polio
Africa to be declared free of polio Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible […] More
Coronavirus research updates: Vaccines given through the nose
Coronavirus research updates: Vaccines given through the nose could protect against infection 21 August – Vaccines given through the nose could protect against infection Studies in mice and monkeys show that nasal vaccinations can shield […] More
Federal appeals court refused to give President Trump immediate relief
Appeals court sets September 1 hearing on deadline for Trump’s financial records subpoena A federal appeals court refused to give President Donald Trump immediate relief to stop his accounting records from being turned over to […] More
China’s research-misconduct rules aim to stop fake studies
China’s research-misconduct rules target ‘paper mills’ that churn out fake studies Measures to crack down harder on falsified work look good on paper, but critics say that enforcement will continue to be a problem. Measures […] More
Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis
Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis won’t put a ‘cap’ on how high he can jump He may be in the early stages of his pole vault career, but Armand “Mondo” Duplantis has already […] More
Redirect military budgets to tackle climate change and pandemics
Redirect military budgets to tackle climate change and pandemics Despite threats to human existence from climate change, biodiversity loss and a pandemic that’s devastating economies and paralysing societies, countries still spend recklessly on destructive weapons […] More
Spectacular new step-bridge ‘floats’ over Norwegian waterfall
Spectacular new step-bridge ‘floats’ over Norwegian waterfall (CNN) – Rushing water cascades below an elevated footbridge that looks like it’s floating on air, with panoramic views of hazy mountains and a plunging, deep valley underneath. […] More
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