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We failed to prevent omicron – can we stop future variants evolving?

9 December 2021

There is a lot more that countries could be doing to reduce the risk of new coronavirus variants arising, but it won't be easy
A field of manganese nodules in deep-sea waters near Hawaii.

Race to start commercial deep-sea mining puts ecosystems at risk

8 December 2021

Governments are meeting in Jamaica this week to decide how rules for commercial mining of metals on the ocean floor will be thrashed out, but there are big sticking points

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