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How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses from flu to cancer

Life

T. rex with feathers: China鈥檚 fossils are rewriting the dinosaur story

Physics

Can Einstein鈥檚 forgotten theory of space solve the cosmology crisis?

Leaders

The mRNA technology behind covid-19 vaccines can transform medicine

The success of coronavirus vaccines has been a rare bright spot in the devastation of the pandemic, and the mRNA technology behind some of them offers a way to revolutionise how we treat many illnesses

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Health

Sydney comes out of 4-month lockdown after reaching vaccination target

After a gruelling 107-day lockdown to curb a delta covid-19 outbreak, Sydneysiders are being let out and about again after reaching 70 per cent vaccination rates

Health

UK’s slow response to covid-19 was a ‘serious’ error, say MPs

Technology

Spies may be storing data to decrypt with a future quantum computer

Environment

Breadfruit could be the food of the future as the climate warms

Technology

Artificial insect-inspired 鈥榖rain鈥� can guide robotic dog through maze

Environment

UK National Grid in talks to build an energy island in the North Sea

Environment

Toxic oak moth threatens UK trees after failure to control its spread

Health

Living sensors in our guts could provide early warnings of cancer

Environment

Decaying oil tanker near Yemen could trigger humanitarian disaster

Life

Circadian clock made from scratch to probe how biological rhythms work

Life

Lava-munching microbes were the earliest life on land

Life

Some ancient giant ground sloths dined on meat

Space

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has found two odd pairs of asteroids

Life

Sea cucumber has modified genes to help it live on hydrothermal vents

Technology

AI-generated deepfake voices can fool both humans and smart assistants

Health

Women are less likely to get pregnant for two years after a concussion

Technology

Team of underground rescue robots wins $2 million DARPA prize

Life

Hares with failed snow camouflage still manage to avoid predators

Space

Rocks gathered by Chang’e 5 rover show magma once spewed from the moon

Health

Drug treatment for Lyme disease could lead to its eradication

Life

Gifted dogs can learn 12 words in a week and remember them for months

Technology

Flying robot can also ride a skateboard and balance on a rope

Environment

Waggle dances show city bees have shorter commutes than country bees

Life

Chicken-sized dinosaur found in Wales is UK’s earliest known theropod

Analysis

Health

How will the UK鈥檚 Universal Credit cut affect the health of children?

The scientific evidence is clear that poverty has wide-reaching harmful effects on children, but we鈥檙e only just beginning to understand the mechanisms of how this happens

Technology

EU votes to restrict AI use in law enforcement while UK rolls it out

Humans

Why psychologists can’t decide if moral disgust is even a thing

Space

How the Hubble Telescope opened a new window on the cosmos

Aperture

WINNER Creation, that captures camouflage groupers exiting their milky cloud of eggs and sperm in Fakarava, French Polynesia.

Life

Cloud of eggs and sperm image wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Laurent Ballesta has won Wildlife Photographer of the Year for an image that captures groupers during their annual reproductive season

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Health

How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses from flu to cancer

The mRNA technique used in covid-19 vaccines recruits our bodies to make their own medicines. That could revolutionise treatments for all manner of conditions 鈥� and make personalised therapies cheaper and easier

Life

T. rex with feathers: China鈥檚 fossils are rewriting the dinosaur story

Physics

Can Einstein鈥檚 forgotten theory of space solve the cosmology crisis?

Culture

2C72R3H Rock carvings from the bronze age with a scene where two men with dogs and spears hunting a huge wild boar. One of the dogs is dead. The carvings are

Humans

Why the ancestors of dogs were our colleagues not friends

Pat Shipman鈥檚 book, Our Oldest Companions: the story of the first dogs, explores the surprising story of how humans and dogs came to join forces

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Escape from Extinction review: How crucial are zoos for conservation?

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