Science
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Scott expedition notebooks acquired by Natural History Museum hold ‘crucial data’
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Emergency response body could have moved quicker at beginning of pandemic
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Hannah Devlin speaks to Dr Miraz Rahman about how to find drugs to treat a new disease like Covid-19
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The tech giant’s pledge to go carbon negative by 2030 leans heavily on nascent technology such as machines that suck carbon out of the air
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Hannah Devlin speaks to Dr Miraz Rahman about how to find drugs to treat a new disease like Covid-19
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The drug – now a partisan wedge issue – has fueled hype and hope, but evidence of its effectiveness remains limited
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Nicola Davis speaks with Dr Andy Whittamore about the effect of Covid-19 infection on the millions being treated for asthma in the UK
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The flurry of figures, graphs and projections surrounding the pandemic are confusing. Two experts guide us through the maze
CV explained thrasher
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Boris Johnson to return to work on Monday; Kim Jong-un’s train possibly spotted at North Korean resort; global infections near 2.9m. Follow the latest updates
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Armed forces will collect swabs from care homes, police stations and prisons across UK
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Science Weekly podcast
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Nicola Davis speaks to Charlotte Houldcroft about viral shedding and how long we are infectious to others if we contract Covid-19
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Nicola Davis speaks to Dr Jenna Macciochi about how our bodies gain immunity to pathogens like Covid-19
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Ian Sample speaks to Prof Carmine Pariante about the physiological and psychological effects or social isolation
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Hannah Devlin speaks to Dr Adam Kurcharski about the various aspects of lifting a lockdown, including the importance of the timing and the role that testing could play
Key issues
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Slowdown in large-scale clean energy projects started before coronavirus crisis due to lack of state support
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A massive increase in testing and tracing is the next phase, but decades of cuts and reorganisations have whittled away the necessary regional expertise
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Trust is essential in the pandemic and scientists here can set the priorities that make the most sense for our people
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The answers to today’s puzzles
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Two gems from the wizard of recreational maths
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The solutions to today’s puzzles
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A delicious new puzzle from Japan
Multimedia
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Hannah Devlin speaks to Dr Miraz Rahman about how to find drugs to treat a new disease like Covid-19
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We asked you to share your shots of April’s lunar spectacular. Here’s a selection of our favourites
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Largest, brightest supermoon dazzles in nearly seven decades seen from several continents
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As Elon Musk's Starlink and Jeff Bezos's Project Kuiper race to create high-speed internet using satellites orbiting Earth, there's a small problem that could get in the way: debris
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There are decisions being made right now that could have an effect on global populations for generations to come. As part of this project, we commissioned an artist to investigate some of the themes raised in the podcasts. This work of fiction imagines a future where gene editing has become mainstream and discusses the moral, ethical and political divides that this might create
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The ancient Roman city’s House of the Lovers has reopened to the public 40 years after it was severely damaged in 1980 by an earthquake
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