Here's why you should be hopeful about climate action in 2021
13 January 2021
We have been in many last chance saloons with climate change, but there are now reasons to believe we might finally go out and take action, writes Graham Lawton
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You can boost a vaccine’s effect with good moods and good friends
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A positive outlook, even just on the day of receiving a vaccine, as well as strong social ties and a happy relationship can help increase antibodies made in response to a shot
To improve our response to crises like covid-19 we must think smarter
13 January 2021
Our narrow definition of intelligence has worsened social, economic and racial inequalities, and left us ill-equipped to come together to solve global problems
Is the UK right to delay the second dose of the covid-19 vaccines?
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To vaccinate more people quickly, the UK is making people wait up to three months for a booster shot rather than the few weeks tested in trials. Here's what the evidence says about the situation
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The faster spreading coronavirus variant has officially reached nine US states and could soon cause a massive surge in covid-19 cases that makes the post-holiday spike look minimal, expert warns
White dwarfs seen eating the remnants of destroyed planets
12 January 2021
Signs of the metals that make up Earth’s crust have been seen in the light coming from four dead stars known as white dwarfs, which may have consumed distant planets similar to ours
CRISPR gene editing used to store data in DNA inside living cells
11 January 2021
Biologists have used CRISPR gene editing to store information inside DNA in living bacterial cells, which could become a storage medium of the future
The UK may struggle to hit its covid-19 vaccine target – here's why
11 January 2021
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has set a target of 15 February by which 13.9 million people in high-priority groups should be vaccinated against covid-19, but manufacturing, safety checks and distribution logistics will make that difficult
Pair of robot foresters could plant thousands of trees a day
11 January 2021
A team of two robots in development could plant a hectare of new forest in 5 to 6 hours. One of them will plant seedlings whilst the other removes vegetation
Megalodon sharks grew 2 metres long in the uterus by eating eggs
11 January 2021
Ancient megalodon sharks may have been at least 2 metres long at birth – and they might have grown so large by eating unhatched eggs in the uterus
