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    Portrait of the monster black hole at our galaxy鈥檚 heart

    Astronomers image the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy

  2. Mekong Delta will sink beneath the sea by 2100

    Vietnam鈥檚 vast Mekong Delta is set to sink beneath the sea by the end of the century

  3. The Indian subcontinent鈥檚 record-breaking heatwave

    The Indian subcontinent is roasting in a prolonged heatwave. Is climate change to blame?

  4. Climate techno-fix would worsen global malaria burden

    Solar geoengineering to curb climate change could worsen global malaria burden.

  5. How 鈥榤agic mushroom鈥� chemical treats depression

    Brain scanning study reveals how psilocybin can help people with severe depression

  6. Tsunami detective in Tonga

    What really happened in the cataclysmic eruption of the volcano Hunga Tonga in January?

  7. Radioactive Red Forest

    Are Russian troops in forests around Chernobyl receiving a dangerous dose of radiation?

  8. Warming world

    Extreme temperatures recorded in Antarctica and the Arctic.

  9. Covid in the sewers

    Could novel forms of the virus be lurking in wastewater?

  10. Why are Covid-19 cases rising in Hong Kong?

    The territory is experiencing a rapid increase in infections and deaths

  11. Covid -19 origins

    New analysis shows where inside the Wuhan market the virus first showed itself

  12. Reforming the 鈥楥hina Initiative鈥�

    US scheme accused of persecuting scientists is to be refocused

  13. Bone repair from Covid-19 vaccine technology

    Messenger RNA used in vaccines against Covid-19 has been used to encourage bone healing

  14. Inside Wuhan's coronavirus lab

    The inside story of Wuhan鈥檚 coronavirus lab

  15. Identifying a more infectious HIV variant

    A new form of HIV has been uncovered in the Netherlands.

  16. The roots of Long Covid

    Detecting the early signals for long Covid

  17. Tonga eruption 鈥� how it happened

    Why a small volcanic eruption had a global impact

  18. Have we got it wrong on Omicron?

    It seems to be no more viable than the earlier delta variant

  19. Corbevax 鈥� A vaccine for the world?

    Could a cheap and conventional vaccine for Covid-19 end the pandemic?

  20. 2021: The year of variants

    The year began with Alpha, and ends with Omicron. What have we learnt?

  21. Omicron 鈥� mild or monster?

    Cases of the latest coronavirus variant are mild, so far 鈥� but that鈥檚 not the whole story

  22. Omicron鈥檚 rapid replication rate

    Omicron replicates seventy times faster than earlier variants.

  23. Can the weather trigger a volcano?

    The eruption of Semeru in Java was linked to heavy rain

  24. Omicron, racism and trust

    How the global political response to the new variant is hampering science in Africa

  25. Deliberately doomed dart

    The sacrificial space mission designed to protect the Earth from asteroid impact.

  26. The end for coal power?

    The fossil fuel is on target to be replaced with renewables in both India and China.

  27. Bambi got Covid

    Why the discovery of Covid 19 in white-tail deer has implications for climate policy

  28. Jet fuel from thin air

    A solar powered solution to emissions creates aviation fuel from atmospheric gases

  29. Can we still avoid climate catastrophe?

    The UNEP Emissions Gap Report reveals we need to do more to reach our climate goals.

  30. Red blood cells鈥� surprising immune function

    New research reveals red blood cells form part of the body鈥檚 immune defence.

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