The covid-19 pandemic isn't over – and it won't end any time soon
23 March 2022
Despite many nations dropping coronavirus restrictions, cases of covid-19 are rising. We won't see the end of the pandemic until we adopt a global mindset
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We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future
23 March 2022
Modern science wasn’t invented in Europe but came about as part of a global exchange. Addressing this can help improve the current lack of diversity, says James Poskett
Russian tanks are devastating an idyllic Ukrainian wetland wilderness
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The invasion of Ukraine is first and foremost a humanitarian catastrophe, but the environmental consequences of Putin's war will also be dire, writes Graham Lawton
Another global wave of covid-19 is beginning before the last one ended
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With Russian oil and gas politically toxic, Western nations are scrambling for replacement sources of energy. The immediate future will be difficult, but the crisis could accelerate the transition to clean energy
Arctic and Antarctic see extreme heat and historically low sea ice
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Both poles are being warmed by unusually hot air currents, but scientists think the extreme temperatures in Antarctica are a result of natural variability not climate change
Tiny magnetic waves have been discovered in Earth’s core
21 March 2022
Fluctuations in Earth’s magnetic field that repeat every seven years can be used to probe the inner workings of our planet
Stephen Hawking's black hole paradox may finally have a solution
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Black holes may not destroy all information about what they were originally made of, according to a new set of quantum calculations, which would solve a major physics paradox first described by Stephen Hawking
Bionic eye that mimics how pupils respond to light may improve vision
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A thin material sent nerve-like signals to an alloy fibre in an artificial eye model, causing the eye's pupil to dilate and contract in response to varying light levels, which could one day help treat certain visual impairments
Octopus brains may have become complex the same way human brains did
17 March 2022
The relatively high intelligence of octopuses may be due in part to high numbers of microRNAs that could let them generate more types of neurons
