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Covid-19 has slashed donations to medical research funding, charities warn Boris Johnson -
Study is latest to find high degree of correlation between gut health and mental health
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Exclusive: prehistoric structure spanning 1.2 miles in diameter is masterpiece of engineering, say archaeologists -
Thanks to the success of the Human Genome Project, 20 years ago this week, scientists can track biology and disease at a molecular level -
Event will be visible across a narrow band from Congo-Brazzaville to southern China
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Mistakes mean findings should not be used as evidence for relaxing rule, say professors -
The pandemic’s future will be decided by human action and several unanswered questions about the nature of the virus -
Ian Sample talks to Prof Kate Jones about whether the current coronavirus pandemic is part of a wider picture of increasing animal to human virus transmission. -
The drug – now a partisan wedge issue – has fueled hype and hope, but evidence of its effectiveness remains limited
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Latin American death toll expected to reach 390,000 by October; Texas hospitals near capacity; volunteers receive first doses of experimental vaccine -
Bayer’s US settlement over Monsanto’s weedkiller has given hope to litigants in Australia -
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Hannah Devlin speaks to Professor Vincent Gaffney about the discovery of a prehistoric structure near Stonehenge spanning 1.2 miles in diameter -
Sarah Boseley talks to Dr Nick Hopkinson to find out more about the seemingly conflicting evidence coming out with regards to smoking and coronavirus -
Nicola Davis speaks with Dr Alon Gorodetsky about his recent attempts to engineer transparent mammalian cells, using proteins found in a squid -
Hannah Devlin speaks to Lena Ciric about what role air conditioning could play in spreading or dispersing Covid-19 in buildings and on public transport
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I’ve never seen anything like coronavirus before. Recovering will be a Herculean task for patients, but we are here to help -
Editorial: Boris Johnson sometimes uses experts to bolster his ity but his real guide is fear of being held responsible for bad government -
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Hannah Devlin speaks to Professor Vincent Gaffney about the discovery of a prehistoric structure near Stonehenge spanning 1.2 miles in diameter
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The launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon crew capsule from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station (ISS) marked the first time since 2011 that humans had blasted off into orbit from US soil
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The channel's latest hit is The Miracle Sudoku, a strangely compelling 25-minute video in which a puzzler takes on a seemingly impossible grid.
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Unseen for 85 years, this vision from a 1935 travelogue captures 'Benjamin', the last-known surviving thylacine at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart
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Australian photographer Christian Bowman from Queensland was among Australians waking up before the sun rose to capture images of the Eta Aquarids meteor showerAustralians told to look to the skies early Wednesday for best views -
We asked you to share your shots of April’s lunar spectacular. Here’s a selection of our favourites
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