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Listen to the first sounds recorded on Mars – video

Nasa scientists release the first sounds ever recorded on Mars, a light gust of wind on the planet’s surface on Monday.‘I invite you now to, if you would like to, close your eyes and just imagine yourself sitting on the surface of Mars and listening to the surroundings,’ says Dave Gruel, camera suite lead for the Perseverance rover Continue...

The Guardian view on vaccine passports: a tool to handle with care | Editorial

Practical and ethical concerns are valid, but a well-designed policy with the right legal safeguards could make a valuable differenceBoris Johnson appears, at last, to have learned the folly of overconfidence in fighting the pandemic. He used to make rash promises with grandiose optimism. Now his plans are laden with caveats. The adjustment is welcome, albeit too late for those whose lives were...

Covid cases among asylum seekers at Napier barracks higher than thought

Home affairs committee chair Yvette Cooper ‘astonished’ by Priti Patel’s responses to questionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA former military barracks being used to house asylum seekers has had at least 197 positive cases of Covid-19 this year alone, far higher than previously thought, the most senior civil servant at the Home Office has revealed.The total...

Arctic ice loss forces polar bears to use four times as much energy to survive – study

Other predators such as narwhals are suffering similarly as unique adaptations become less suitedPolar bears and narwhals are using up to four times as much energy to survive because of major ice loss in the Arctic, according to scientists.Once perfectly evolved for polar life, apex predators are struggling as their habitats shrink and unique adaptations become less suited to an increasingly...

UK coronavirus live: Starmer urges Johnson to help those hit hardest by Covid; Oxford looking at future vaccine pill

PM questioned by Labour leader; Oxford professor Sarah Gilbert says in future people could be vaccinated by taking a pillMore people with learning disabilities to be invited for Covid jabNHS app could be used to prove status and access venues in EnglandSecondary schools returns could be staggered over two weeks in EnglandEngland’s catch-up plan for pupils: summer schools and tutoringGlobal...

First Covax coronavirus vaccines delivered to Ghanaian capital

Scheme seeks to offset ‘vaccine nationalism’ and ensure poor countries do not face delaysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovax has delivered its first Covid-19 doses in a milestone for the ambitious programme that seeks to offset “vaccine nationalism” by wealthy countries and ensure poor ones do not wait years to start inoculating people.An aircraft carrying...

All people with learning disabilities will be invited for Covid vaccines, says care minister

Adults with less severe conditions will be invited for jabs, says Helen Whately, after advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and ImmunisationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAll adults on the learning disability register will be invited to get a coronavirus vaccine following advice from the Joint Committtee on Vaccination and Immunisation.Those with severe...

To stop climate disaster, make ecocide an international crime. It's the only way | Jojo Mehta and Julia Jackson

Outlawing ecocide would hold governments and corporations accountable for environmental negligence. We can’t waitThe Paris agreement is failing. Yet there is new hope for preserving a livable planet: the growing global campaign to criminalize ecocide can address the root causes of the climate crisis and safeguard our planet – the common home of all humanity and, indeed, all life on...

The forecasts that spooked Boris Johnson into slowing exit from lockdown

PM’s hands tied by gloomy prediction that rapid easing would lead to even fuller hospitals than in JanuaryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn Monday, Boris Johnson announced his roadmap for lifting all Covid restrictions by 21 June but faced criticism from some Conservative MPs for not providing for a speedier return to normal life. Here is some of the evidence the...