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The pandemic has allowed us to see so much. What will we do with our newfound clarity?

From government systems to family units to our own psyches, the pandemic brought revelation. What will we change?A retreating ocean is often the first sign of a tsunami. The water along the shoreline is dragged back dramatically, exposing parts of the shore and seabed that are normally underwater.It’s helpful to frame the first two years of the pandemic in similar terms to this ocean drawback....

I’m a UK Covid scientist. Here’s a sample of the abuse in my inbox

Messages may contain unhinged expletives, threatening tropes … or one of my interviews set to musicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage“You scaremongering ignorant fucking cunt, you and your retarded team made predictions that could have fucked this country for billions of pounds, fucked Christmas for a second time and cost thousands thier [sic] jobs only to have your...

UK government’s Covid advisers enduring ‘tidal waves of abuse’

Exclusive: Guardian survey shows level of intimidation, including death threats, against scientific and medical advisersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe “appalling” scale of abuse, intimidation and threatening behaviour directed at the UK government’s scientific and medical advisers has been laid bare in a Guardian survey of experts working on the...

UK medicines regulator approves Pfizer’s ‘life-saving’ Covid pill

Paxlovid found to be ‘safe and effective’ at reducing hospitalisation and death among vulnerable adultsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUK regulators have approved Pfizer’s “life-saving” antiviral drug Paxlovid, which boasts nearly 90% success in preventing severe illness among vulnerable adults if taken soon after becoming infected with Covid-19.The...

What do we know about the Omicron Covid variant so far?

Scientists are working at speed to assess transmission rates, vaccine effectiveness and severity of casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSince the first cases of Omicron were reported in the UK just over a month ago it has spread rapidly across the UK, fuelling a surge of infections. But scientists have also been working at speed. Here is an overview of the expanding...

‘Tit for tat’: why hunt for Covid’s origins still mired in politics and controversy

Scientific consensus absent as impasse between China and west continues to hamper tracing effortCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRobert Garry, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Tulane medical school in Louisiana, got a call from his university management telling him that agents from the FBI and CIA had requested a chat about his research into the origins of...

Germany buoyed by data from abroad amid Omicron spread

Covid expert hopeful about signs variant makes people less ill but warns restrictions still neededCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGermany’s leading coronavirus expert has expressed optimism that his country could expect a “relatively normal” winter in 2022, after data from other countries firmed up the impression that infections with the Omicron variant of...

2021: a year of climate crisis in review

A look back at 12 months of key summits, devastating weather and alarming discoveriesThe year began with a counting up of the damage after the catastrophic extreme weather events of 2020, from fires to floods. Looking at the US alone, California more than doubled its previous annual wildfire record with more than 1.7m hectares (4.1m acres) burned and Nasa concluded that 2020 had been the joint...

Have a better 2022 with these tech resolutions

Like clockwork, at the end of every year, people around the world sit down and make resolutions for the new one: lose weight, meditate, save money.  Maybe this year it’s time to take stock of your tech life. Perhaps you’ve been getting a persistent note that your storage is full, or you simply want to feel less stressed by the onslaught of breaking news.  ...

Elusive atmospheric molecule produced in a lab for the 1st time

The previously elusive methanediol molecule of importance to the organic, atmospheric science and astrochemistry communities has been synthetically produced for the first time by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers. Their discovery and methods were published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on December 30.

Two years of coronavirus: how pandemic unfolded around the world

In December 2019 the WHO was told of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China. These charts show how Covid-19 has spread across the world since thenSee all our coronavirus coverageTwo years ago today, as New Year’s Eve fireworks lit up skies across the world, news reached the World Health Organization (WHO) about an outbreak of “pneumonia” in Wuhan, China, the cause of which was...

Queensland’s new travel rule labelled ‘pointless’ as state faces fresh Covid surge

Travellers will now be required to return a negative rapid antigen test instead of a PCR test before travel as state records 3,118 new casesFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingVaccine rollout and rates tracker; Cases and data trackerQueensland is due to change travel restrictions into the state despite a surge in fresh...


THURSDAY 30. DECEMBER 2021


COVID-19 can trigger self-attacking antibodies

Infection with the virus that causes COVID-19 can trigger an immune response that lasts well beyond the initial infection and recovery -- even among people who had mild symptoms or no symptoms at all, according to investigators.

Leveraging space to advance stem cell science and medicine

The secret to producing large batches of stem cells more efficiently may lie in the near-zero gravity conditions of space. Scientists have found that microgravity has the potential to contribute to life-saving advances on Earth by facilitating the rapid mass production of stem cells.

Possible chemical leftovers from early Earth sit near the core

Down near the Earth's core, there are zones where seismic waves slow to a crawl. New research finds that these enigmatic and descriptively-named ultra-low velocity zones are surprisingly layered. Modeling suggests that it's possible some of these zones are leftovers from the processes that shaped the early Earth -- remnants of incomplete mixing like clumps of flour in the bottom of a bowl of...

Scientists retool CAR T cells to serve as ‘micropharmacies’ for cancer drugs

Immunotherapies called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells use genetically engineered versions of a patient's own immune cells to fight cancer. These treatments have energized cancer care, especially for people with certain types of blood cancers. Now, scientists have developed new CAR T cells that can do something their predecessors cannot: Make drugs.

2021 Disasters: A Look Back

Portal origin URL: 2021 Disasters: A Look BackPortal origin nid: 476292Published: Thursday, December 30, 2021 - 13:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: In 2021, Hurricane Ida left over 1 million people without power, tornadoes tore across the American Midwest, volcanoes forced people to evacuate their homes, wildfires covered the American West and...

New benchmark for surface radiation dataset over East Asia-Pacific region

A joint research team led by Prof. Husi Letu from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a new dataset, East Asia-Pacific longwave/shortwave downward radiation at the surface data set (2016–2020), from the new generation geostationary satellite Himawari-8.

Cosmic history can explain the properties of Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

Astronomers have managed to link the properties of the inner planets of our solar system with our cosmic history: with the emergence of ring structures in the swirling disk of gas and dust in which these planets were formed. The rings are associated with basic physical properties such as the transition from an outer region where ice can form where water can only exist as water vapor. The...

Three-quarters of those in UK with cold symptoms likely to have Covid – study

Analysis by Zoe Covid app team shows increase from about 50% last week, with cases among 55- to 75-year-olds ‘rising sharply’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThree-quarters of people in the UK with new cold-like symptoms are likely to have Covid, but the rate of case growth is no longer exponential, scientists have said.According to analysis by the Zoe Covid study,...