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Tips for communicating scientific uncertainty from people who do it every day: genetic counsellors. Plus, why we need more COVID antivirals and Biden’s record on following the science.
Newly discovered coral reef is 30 metres below the ocean’s surface — deeper than most known reefs. Plus, a concerning coronavirus variant dubbed ‘Deltacron’ doesn’t exist, and the scientific mysteries of ageing.
The never-before-seen flight tactics of the feather wing beetle. Plus, what the Tonga volcano could teach us about Mars and Venus, and the science driving the boom in anti-ageing start-ups.
Most of the common side effects that people experience after a COVID-19 vaccination can be blamed on the ‘nocebo’ effect. Plus, the Tonga volcano eruption triggered mysterious atmospheric gravity waves, and a prototype cheaper, quieter MRI machine.
A donkey-like animal beloved by Bronze Age rulers might be the earliest known hybrid animal bred by humans. Plus, the pandemic’s true death toll and hear from US federal researchers who blew the whistle on political interference in science.
On-the-ground images from the huge volcanic eruption in Tonga. Plus, why nature is essential urban infrastructure, and we’re all living inside a big star-forming space bubble.
The fossil record is revealing the first creatures that could hear and make noises. Plus, microbes produce oxygen in a way never seen before and COVID vaccines safely protect during pregnancy.
Amid concerns over lost antibody defences to Omicron, some researchers argue that more attention should be paid to T cells. Plus, a landmark Colombian bird study is being repeated to right colonial-era wrongs.
A person in the United States is the first to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart. Plus, the evolution of the arXiv preprint server and why we shouldn’t ignore the human failures that lead to ‘natural’ disasters.
The biggest and most sophisticated space telescope ever launched is now complete. Plus, timing is key for some Omicron immunity, and why some scientists become spies.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the only candidate for director-general of the World Health Organization. Plus, how researchers can help fight climate change in 2022 and beyond.
Omicron’s feeble attack on the lungs could cause less-severe COVID-19. Plus, stars might form ten times faster than we thought and how to exit a job gracefully.
The scientific repercussions of Elizabeth Holmes’s guilty verdict. Plus, the state of the Sustainable Development Goals after a tough year and a call to build a registry of results that students can replicate.
Renowned scientist convicted as part of the US crackdown on researchers with connections to China. Plus, safety fears following fatal explosions in laboratories, and farewell to three scientific giants: Richard Leakey, E. O. Wilson and Thomas Lovejoy.