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Deliberately doomed dart
The sacrificial space mission designed to protect the Earth from asteroid impact.
The end for coal power?
The fossil fuel is on target to be replaced with renewables in both India and China.
Bambi got Covid
Why the discovery of Covid 19 in white-tail deer has implications for climate policy
Jet fuel from thin air
A solar powered solution to emissions creates aviation fuel by extracting gases from air
Can we still avoid climate catastrophe?
The UNEP Emissions Gap Report reveals we need to do more to reach our climate goals.
Red blood cells’ surprising immune function
New research reveals red blood cells form part of the body’s immune defence.
Wetlands under attack
The invasive cordgrass taking over China’s coastal wetlands.
Youngest rock samples from the moon
Youngest samples from lava flows on the moon returned by Chang’e-5 mission
Drug resistant malaria found in East Africa
The spread of resistance to one of the most important anti-malarials
New evidence for SARS-CoV-2’s origin in bats
Study of bats in Laos has identified viruses with a similar spike protein to SARS-CoV-2