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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
The science behind the Hawaii fire
The science behind the devastating fires that have consumed Lahaina in Hawaii.
Brain-computer interfaces
Brain to speech translation allows patients to communicate faster and more expressively.
Drowning coastal ecosystems
Coastal ecosystems around the world are at risk of disappearing as sea levels rise
Returning to the North Pole
Ice breaker Polarstern returns to the Arctic visiting sites last explored in 2012.
Deadly floods in Derna
Devastating floods have swept away the banks of Derna, Libya. How did this happen?
More likely, more intense
Extreme flooding in Libya 50 times more likely and 50% more intense due to climate change
Trilobite dinner
What did a 465-million-year-old trilobite eat for dinner? And how can we possibly know?
The best and the worst
From talking to a Nobel prize winner to discussing allegations of scientific misconduct.
Devastating earthquakes hit Afghanistan
Herat has not seen an earthquake for almost 1000 years but now, five have come at once.
Alarm at Campi Flegrei, Italy
Naples is wondering about the next volcanic eruption.
Bird flu reaches Antarctic region
Bird flu continues to spread across the world, putting isolated bird populations at risk.
Climate emergency
Hurricanes, fires and carbon budgets; the impacts of climate change around the world
Sounds of the Cape
Fossil hunting, African penguin rehabilitation and bird bioacoustics on the Western Cape.
Volcanic rumblings in Iceland
Does seismic activity in Iceland suggest the country is entering a new volcanic era?
Fires in the Pantanal wetlands
Brazil’s searing temperatures have scorched the world’s largest tropical wetlands.
All aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough
The RRS Sir David Attenborough has reached Antarctica for its first full science season.
Can carbon capture live up to its hype?
Climate expert Richard Black discusses the good, the bad and the ugly of carbon capture.
The science of morning sickness
A team of researchers have uncovered what may cause morning sickness in pregnancy.
Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland
Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland.
Following in the footsteps of ancient humans
Roland Pease travels to South Africa to gain a deeper understanding of human origins
Tackling tuberculosis in South Africa
Fighting a disease that has become South Africa's biggest killer
Seeking supernovas
How supernovas – the colossal explosions of stars – can help us decipher the Universe
Swine fever in South East Asia
Swine fever has reached Borneo, devastating the local wild pig populations
Drilling into the past
How scientists can drill into the seabed to find out more about the planet’s deep past
Unethical data gathering in China
Papers containing DNA data gathered from Chinese ethnic minorities are under scrutiny.
Particle physics v climate change
Should we spend $17 billion on a new atom smasher whilst the world literally burns?
Climate scientist wins defamation case
Will this serve as a warning against politically motivated attacks on climate scientists?
Largest ever covid safety study
A monumental study of 99 million vaccinated people shows how rare adverse effects are.
One million genomes in two dimensions
US researchers aim to sample genomes from one million diverse people but concerns raised