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Space

Cosmology’s new advances show our voyage of discovery is far from over

Life

The invisible superpower that helped dinosaurs conquer the world

Humans

Sharon Moalem interview: Why women are genetically stronger than men

Physics

Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

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Leaders

Space

Cosmology’s new advances show our voyage of discovery is far from over

An incredible map of the universe and mind-bending revelations about a supermassive black hole are evidence that the advance of science is far from over 鈥� it has plenty of new shores yet to explore

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Cinema being disinfected

Health

Coronavirus: Second wave hits Asia as global cases continue to soar

Asian countries such as China and Vietnam are seeing a resurgence of the virus as daily global covid-19 cases hit 300,000, with more than half occurring in the Americas

Health

Sarah Gilbert on how her team is making the Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Health

Which covid-19 treatments work and how close are we to getting more?

Health

Coronavirus vaccine hope rises after a flurry of positive results

Health

Does your blood type influence how susceptible you are to covid-19?

Space

Biggest ever map of the universe reveals 11 billion years of history

Life

Birdwatching AI can recognise individual birds from behind

Life

Bacteria dug up from beneath the seabed may be 100 million years old

Physics

Watch a beam of light bounce off mirrors in ultra-slow motion

Space

Mould from Chernobyl nuclear reactor tested as radiation shield on ISS

Humans

How the slave trade left its mark in the DNA of people in the Americas

Life

Spiderwebs gather DNA that can help us monitor insects in forests

Space

China is sending its first rover to Mars with the Tianwen-1 mission

Health

DNA from Viking people reveals the unexpected history of smallpox

Technology

Hair dye that changes in UV light can reveal your risk of sunburn

Space

A giant impact may have caused cracks all over Jupiter’s moon Ganymede

Health

How a Jewish ghetto beat a typhus epidemic during the second world war

Environment

Hundreds of illegal Chinese fishing vessels spotted near North Korea

Life

Mosquitoes evolved to suck human blood when they couldn鈥檛 find water

Life

Night lights cause severe loss of sleep for pigeons and magpies

Technology

Flapping drone can fly, dart and hover like a bird

Humans

Hungry foxes have been raiding our bins for thousands of years

Analysis

Plastic pollution

Environment

Earth faces plastic pollution disaster unless we take drastic action

Even if we took every feasible action to reduce plastic pollution, we would only cut it by 78 per cent by 2040, a study has found. That doesn't mean we should stop trying

Humans

A weather forecast for fake news outbreaks on social media is coming

Aperture

Life

Marine kaleidoscope shows the beauty of coral reefs

The vibrant colours of threatened coral reefs are transformed into a natural kaleidoscope in this stunning image created by Dutch photographer Georgette Douwma

Features

Physics

Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

A faint fuzzy glow around the first black hole image last year baffled astronomers. Now we know what it contains 鈥� and it鈥檚 more bizarre than we ever imagined

Life

The invisible superpower that helped dinosaurs conquer the world

Humans

Sharon Moalem interview: Why women are genetically stronger than men

Culture

Physics

The End of Everything review: A rollicking tour of the wildest physics

There are many ways that the universe could come to an end. Katie Mack's book exploring them is a fascinating read

Humans

Proxima review: Eva Green shines as a troubled astronaut

Don鈥檛 Miss: Netflix drama The Rain returns for a shocking final season

More

Twisteddoodles on the types of questions asked at science conferences

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

Tom Gauld on the difference between a professor and an amateur

Regulars

Why people in the UK may need to view the Neowise comet in the nude

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more

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