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Tiny semiconductor materials have wide-ranging uses in electronics, from display screens to medical technology
Combined jab as effective as separate shots in early stage tests
UK drugmaker steps up investment in long-acting medication to protect those exposed to the virus
The Earth is encircled with decades-old litter. Who will take control?
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier created ultra-short light pulses with applications in materials science
Companies have yet to provide investors with convincing post-pandemic strategies
Oxford university shot expected to deliver ‘sufficient’ supply for all at-risk infants
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman praised for role in ‘unprecedented rate of development’ of coronavirus jabs
Victims still await compensation from a case of shocking government indifference, professional malpractice and commercial greed
You can squash them, hunt them — or let predatory insects such as dragonflies and ladybirds do the dirty work for you
The latest findings build on experiments from over a century ago
Big-selling molnupiravir treatment produces permanent mutations that can be passed from patient to patient
Country’s biggest investor in businesses commercialising academic research calls for action to spur funding
Scientists hope rocks and dust taken from 4.7bn-year-old Bennu will provide clues to formation of solar system
Cambridge university study contradicts common belief in psychology that it is better to talk about distressing ideas and memories
First example of artificial intelligence helping to accelerate diagnosis of diseases caused by genetic variants
Microphones and machine learning are being deployed to understand the non-human world
Writers tackle themes such as the roles of capitalism and ideology in the future of the planet
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says health body is ready to send second mission as Omicron variants drive rise in cases
An intense cyclone known as a ‘medicane’ led to more than 400mm of rain falling in 24 hours
Her boundary-pushing work on how animals communicate was just one part of her considerable legacy
Neither organisations nor people can learn from their errors if they deny mistakes ever happened
US space agency may enlist ‘citizen scientists’ in drive to find out more about unexplained anomalous phenomena
Climate change helps the spread of infectious diseases. Plus: rise in fungal infections highlights risks of antimicrobial resistance; Sydney shows how to almost eliminate HIV transmission; wait goes on for effective Long Covid treatments
Unlike the vaccine race, there is limited funding to treat a condition that is often debilitating
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