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How do young people feel about a future working in science?

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Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier holds a thank-you card after being vaccinated in Adelaide, Australia

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How will zero-covid countries safely reopen their borders?

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Coronavirus vaccines may reduce or eliminate symptoms of long covid

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Coronavirus vaccines may reduce or eliminate symptoms of long covid

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The covid-19 pandemic makes plain the consequences of abusing nature

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The covid-19 pandemic makes plain the consequences of abusing nature

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Become a dangerous diseases hunter by tracing cell structures online

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Become a dangerous diseases hunter by tracing cell structures online

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Unexpected beauty of cancer research revealed in competition shortlist

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Unexpected beauty of cancer research revealed in competition shortlist

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Coronavirus variant names are too confusing - there is a better way

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Coronavirus variant names are too confusing - there is a better way

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How our abuse of nature makes pandemics like covid-19 more likely

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How our abuse of nature makes pandemics like covid-19 more likely

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Benefits of microdosing psychedelic drugs may be due to placebo effect

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Benefits of microdosing psychedelic drugs may be due to placebo effect

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Repeated coronavirus lockdowns are taking a severe toll on children

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Repeated coronavirus lockdowns are taking a severe toll on children

The covid-19 pandemic and associated restrictions have impacted children's mental health – which has already been declining for years in the UK and US

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Guinea is swiftly vaccinating people to contain latest Ebola outbreak

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How much of a threat is the Brazil variant of coronavirus to the UK?

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What you eat is influenced by the food choices of people you dine with

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Covid-19 news archive: February 2021

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