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A68X7W Ol Doinyo Lengai lava flowing from a cone, aerial view of the crater floor, Tanzania

Earth

Black lava from this bizarre volcano could reveal Earth’s deep secrets

Aerial view Oil ship tanker park on the sea waiting for load or unload oil at loading dock from refinery, Business logistics, import export shipping or freight transportation.

Environment

How to slash the shipping industry’s enormous carbon emissions

Humans

Survival of the friendliest? Why Homo sapiens outlived other humans

Leaders

Humans

What can we can learn from being the last type of human left standing?

Compassion and sociability helped Homo sapiens survive climatic changes that wiped out other types of humans. Will those skills be enough to survive another bout of climate change?

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A man in a wheelchair is vaccinated outside a mobile vaccination center set up in the city of Duisburg, western Germany

Health

What we know so far about AY.4.2 and other new coronavirus variants

The delta variant could be overtaken by AY.4.2, a more transmissible coronavirus variant that may be less likely to cause symptoms, while another variant from central Africa is being closely monitored

Environment

Tropical trees grow less in warmer years so they take in less CO2

Life

New Australopithecus sediba bones suggest extinct hominin was bipedal

Life

Hybrid salmon found in Canada may be a result of climate change

Mind

Body odour chemical makes men calmer but women more aggressive

Technology

Octopus-inspired camouflage fabric can change colour to blend in

Society

UK visa scheme for prize-winning scientists receives no applications

Health

Milk allergy could be treated with gradual exposure to baked milk

Technology

A radical cryptocurrency experiment nearly bought the US Constitution

Space

Astronomers have found a second trojan asteroid sharing Earth鈥檚 orbit

Health

Response to anaesthetic can predict if people will recover after coma

Technology

New plastic made from DNA is biodegradable and easy to recycle

Health

Cancer cells steal energy-generating parts from immune cells

Technology

Strobe weapons: What are they, who is using them and do they work?

Technology

Wikipedia tests AI for spotting contradictory claims in articles

Health

Analysis of earliest covid-19 cases points to Wuhan market as source

Physics

Strange quantum effect predicted 30 years ago has now been observed

Health

Calls to mental health helplines rose by a third in covid-19 lockdowns

Earth

Over three-quarters of the world鈥檚 vital carbon stores are unprotected

Space

Iodine-powered satellite successfully tested in space for first time

Health

Donated embryo offers rare glimpse of development after implantation

Technology

Robots can use their own whirring to echolocate and avoid collisions

Health

mRNA vaccine against tick bites could help prevent Lyme disease

Health

Some genes in the brain may make 100 different proteins

Analysis

Environment

Why green energy firm Bulb’s collapse is not a big blow for renewables

The collapse in the UK of green energy champion Bulb would seem to be a blow for the country's efforts to decarbonise, but the way that the UK's energy market works means investors are still likely to continue piling billions of pounds into new wind farms

Space

Anti-satellite weapons: Will further tests make space more dangerous?

Humans

Why maths should move on from the ancient Greeks

Technology

Tech companies don鈥檛 get science fiction 鈥� and that’s deeply troubling

Aperture

Humans

Magnificent photos from the sharp end of historical adventure

Epic expeditions ranging from the ceiling of the world to the frozen poles are captured in glorious photographs in Light and Shadows, an exhibition on now at the Royal Geographical Society

Regulars

Features

Humans

Survival of the friendliest? Why Homo sapiens outlived other humans

We once shared the planet with at least seven other types of human. Ironically, our success may have been due to our deepest vulnerability: being dependent on others

Earth

Black lava from this bizarre volcano could reveal Earth’s deep secrets

Environment

How to slash the shipping industry’s enormous carbon emissions

Culture

A young woman vlogging herself doing makeup

Technology

Break the Internet review: How influencers will take over the world

Don鈥檛 be too quick to write off influencers as vacuous kids, they are much more important than that, writes Olivia Yallop in her book Break the Internet: In pursuit of influence

Life

Animal review: Netflix’s immersive journey into nature is a must-see

Don’t miss: The Robinson family’s last stand in Lost in Space

Technology

Even Greater Mistakes review: Short sci-fi stories without the sexism