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    2021 the year of variants

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

  2. Omicron 鈥� mild or monster?

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

  3. Omicron鈥檚 rapid replication rate

    Omicron replicates seventy times faster than earlier variants.

  4. Can the weather trigger a volcano?

    The eruption of Semeru in Java was linked to heavy rain

  5. Omicron, racism and trust

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

  6. Deliberately doomed dart

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

  7. The end for coal power?

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

  8. Bambi got Covid

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

  9. Jet fuel from thin air

    A solar powered solution to emissions creates aviation fuel by extracting gases from air

  10. Can we still avoid climate catastrophe?

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

  11. Red blood cells鈥� surprising immune function

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

  12. Wetlands under attack

    The invasive cordgrass taking over China鈥檚 coastal wetlands.

  13. Youngest rock samples from the moon

    Youngest samples from lava flows on the moon returned by Chang鈥檈-5 mission

  14. Drug resistant malaria found in East Africa

    The spread of resistance to one of the most important anti-malarials

  15. New evidence for SARS-CoV-2鈥檚 origin in bats

    Study of bats in Laos has identified viruses with a similar spike protein to SARS-CoV-2

  16. Ebola can remain dormant for five years

    Ebola infections can re-emerge after five years, and cause new outbreaks

  17. Keep most fossil fuel in ground to meet 1.5 degree goal

    90% of coal and 60% of oil and gas must remain untouched for world to meet climate target

  18. Hurricane season intensifies

    Climate change increases the havoc caused by Hurricane Ida across parts of the US.

  19. World鈥檚 first DNA Covid-Vaccine

    Authorities in India approve a new type of needle-free triple-dose vaccine.

  20. Seismic citizen science in Hispaniola

    Is there more to come from the Haitian earthquake fault system?

  21. Methane - a climate solution?

    Can reductions in this potent greenhouse gas help keep global temperature rises down?

  22. Record-shattering weather

    Why we should expect more sudden extreme temperatures

  23. The earliest traces of animal life on earth

    Do rocks found in Canada show animal life 350 million years older than any found before?

  24. Your molecular machinery, now in 3D

    DeepMind publishes 350,000 of the structures which make all living things tick.

  25. Science when the funding dries up

    Science news and highlights of the week

  26. Human induced climate change heats up fast

    The record-breaking recent Pacific North-West heatwave is attributable to humans.

  27. Insects in incredible detail

    Insects; climate change & the law; missions to Venus; masks with Covid detecting sensors

  28. Tales of unexpected DNA data

    A virologist uncovers more dots to join in the hunt for Covid鈥檚 origins.

  29. Doubling Earth鈥檚 Energy Imbalance

    NASA scientists find a doubling of our planet鈥檚 net solar energy absorption in 15 years.

  30. Evolving viral variant trickery

    Virus variants are tricking our cells. Also, landslides, and the strange world of Z-DNA.

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