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Atmospheric rivers
The phenomenon driving California’s extreme weather
Climate science activism
What happens when climate scientists take to the streets?
Bird flu (H5N1) outbreak in mink
A review of the first mammal to mammal transmission of avian flu, observed in Spain
Science on ice
The different forms of frozen water from ice made in labs to Jupiter’s icy moons
Turkey-Syria earthquake
Turkey’s most powerful earthquake on record
CRISPR & bioethics
He Jiankui refuses to talk about his controversial genome editing of twin babies in 2018
Cyclone Freddy batters Madagascar
Cyclone Freddy batters Madagascar and threatens Mozambique and South Africa.
Drought worsens in East Africa
Why the long rains in East Africa are forecast to fail again.
Human Genome Editing - Promise and Peril
Human Genome Editing: curing genetic disease and ensuring it's safe and available to all.
Return of Cyclone Freddy
Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy devastates Mozambique for the second time in one month.
Animals at the Wuhan Market
What does animal DNA from the Wuhan Market reveal about the start of the pandemic?
Gene editing breakthrough
New technique to correct gene errors in sick patients
Chasing tornados in the American mid-West
Chasing tornados in the American mid-West – the science behind the current outbreaks.
Bird flu: The global threat
H5N1 avian flu is racing across the world. What can be done to control it?
Africa moves towards creating and manufacturing its own vaccines
The truth about the Sudan biolab
Khartoum’s National Public Health Laboratory is caught up in the Sudanese conflict.
Darwin dumped from Indian classrooms
The exclusion of Darwinism from the curriculum prompts protests in India
Human genome goes global
The Pangenome project captures human diversity with 47 new genomes
Return of the Wildfires
The record-breaking heat behind the destructive North American wildfires
Brightest supernova in a decade
The brightest supernova in a decade springs astronomers around the world into action
Vaccinating condors against bird flu
Endangered condors are being vaccinated to save them from deadly H5N1 bird flu
The beginnings of us
New molecular fossil records shed evidence on the billion-year-old roots of modern life
Oceans in hot water?
A major El Niño is building and heating up the world. What is the forecast?
Human embryo models
Scientists have made human embryo models – or “synthetic embryos” - in the lab.
Preparing for crises
We have entered a state of multiple and entangled crises. How can research help?
Melting of Greenland ice sheet
Record-breaking global temperatures are accelerating Greenland ice melt
Europe’s heatwave death toll
Around 62,000 people died in last year's European heatwave - is this the new normal?
On the edge of a new volcano
A spectacular volcanic eruption hits Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula for the third year
Ocean current collapse
Is the collapse of large system of ocean currents imminent?
Bird Flu is back
H5N1 bird flu is spreading to seabirds, mammals, and household pets
Pandemic surveillance system at risk
One of the most useful scientific tools you’ve never heard of is being paywalled
