The chance to put biodiversity and the environment at the heart of recovery from the pandemic should not be squanderedOne night in April, birdwatchers from around Britain stepped outside their doors and listened intently to something most of them had never experienced before: the fluting, mysterious, melancholy cry of the common scoter on the wing.Flocks of these dusky sea ducks were beating their...

Detailed pictures of planet glowing through clouds were taken with telescope in HawaiiAstronomers have captured some of the highest resolution images of Jupiter ever obtained from the ground using a technique known as “lucky imaging”.The observations, from the Gemini North telescope on Hawaii’s dormant volcano Mauna Kea, reveal lightning strikes and storm systems forming around deep clouds...

Lawyers say failure to provide adequate PPE may amount to corporate manslaughterCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe deaths of more than 50 hospital and care home workers have been reported to Britain’s health and safety regulator, which is considering launching criminal investigations, the Guardian has learned.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which...

‘Challenge’ studies would deliberately give coronavirus to healthy volunteers Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageControversial trials in which volunteers are intentionally infected with Covid-19 could accelerate vaccine development, according to the World Health Organization, which has released new guidance on how the approach could be ethically justified despite the...

Psychologist whose 50-year study transformed attitudes to people with Down’s syndrome In 1964, Janet Carr, a clinical psychologist, was asked to work on a follow-up study of 54 six-week-old babies with Down’s syndrome at the Maudsley hospital in London. Initially Carr, who has died aged 92, was going to track the children only until they were four, but it became one of the longest follow-up...

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Exclusive: report criticising government lockdown proposals heavily redacted before release Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGovernment scientific advisers are furious at what they see as an attempt to censor their advice on government proposals during the Covid-19 lockdown by heavily redacting an official report before it was released to the public, the Guardian can...

Head of oversight and reform committee suggests move to seek overseas funding was potentially a violation of the US constitutionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCongressional investigators in Washington are demanding information about loans and other funds that the Trump Organization has requested from foreign governments, including Britain, in the wake of the...

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has detailed the stages which will see a gradual opening up of society with all stages completed in JulyScott Morrison and the chief medical officer, Brendan Murphy, have laid out a three-step plan to reopen Australia after the coronavirus crisis. Morrison said he hoped step three could be achieved in July, but it would be up to each state and territory...

US death toll passes 75,000; Russian cases overtake Germany and France; international tourism to plunge by 80%. Follow the latest updatesCovid-19 puts Putin’s power plans on hold and economy in perilOne of Trump’s personal valets tests positive for virusCoronavirus latest: at a glanceAustralia coronavirus updates - liveSee all our coronavirus coverage 1.22am BST News Corp Executive Chairman...