AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson jabs have caused rare blood clots but scientists say they can be redesigned to avoid problemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA team of German scientists believe that they have worked out why some people given the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines against Covid-19 develop blood clots – and claim they can tell the...

Scientist’s treasure trove and personal objects to go to Science Museum and Cambridge University LibraryA vast treasure trove of papers and personal objects belonging to Stephen Hawking, from dizzying black hole theories to scripts for the Simpsons, have been acquired for the nation.It was announced on Thursday that Hawking’s archive and the contents of his university office have been acquired...

Cummings compared data expert to Jeff Goldblum’s scientist in the film Independence Day, whose warnings were ignoredThousands died of Covid who didn’t need to, Dominic Cummings tells MPsSee all our coronavirus coverageThere was little subtlety to Dominic Cummings’ testimony before MPs.In his mind, colleagues were either brilliant or incompetent, with very little in between. Continue...

Guardian readers respond to our report that up to 8,700 patients died after catching Covid in English hospitals, with some sharing their own storiesThank you for your excellent article (Up to 8,700 patients died after catching Covid in English hospitals, 24 May). My wife was admitted to Basildon hospital in early September for a 10-hour heart bypass operation, and afterwards was in intensive care...

Researchers have discovered that prolonged immersion in a piping hot bath has many of the same medical benefits as aerobic exerciseName: Hot baths.Age: First used by the ancient Egyptians 4,000 years ago. Continue...

International body paves way for key research as it lifts ban on growing embryos beyond 14 daysThe ban on growing human embryos in the lab beyond 14 days has been relaxed by an international body of experts, paving the way for research that could help to unpick issues ranging from why recurring miscarriages occur to improving IVF.The decades-old rule is laid down in the law in a number of...

We check claims made by Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser against the factsDominic Cummings gives evidence before MPs - live coverageSee all our coronavirus coverageDominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser, has been giving evidence to MPs about lessons from the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some of his claims, checked against facts where possible but also put...

We are raiding the Audio Long Reads archives and bringing you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2017: Scientists have identified 2 million species of living things. No one knows how many more are out there, and tens of thousands may be vanishing before we have even had a chance to encounter them. By Jacob Mikanowski Continue...

Latest updates: PM’s former top adviser says the government failed the public and did not realise the severity of the situation until too lateMinisters braced for Dominic Cummings testimony on Covid crisisWhat to expect when Dominic Cummings gives evidence to MPsCoronavirus global updates – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage 11.43am BST Asked about the No 10 data system, Cummings says...

While on a routine patrol, Greg Francek came across bone fragments from prehistoric animals that existed millions of years before humansImagine a California with volcanoes erupting to the east and Los Angeles buried under the Pacific Ocean. Giant camels, rhinoceros and four-tusked miniature elephants graze on a lush landscape, only to be preyed upon by bone-crushing dogs.This is the prehistoric...

The May full moon, known as the flower moon, coincided with it being at its closest to the Earth during its orbit, making it appear larger and brighter. May’s supermoon also coincides with a lunar eclipse in which the moon will turn red, but that will only be visible in parts of South America, Australia and south-east Asia Continue...

In the new documentary Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know, the work of Stephen Hawking and others in trying to figure out a mystery for the age is put under the spotlightSo, what would it feel like to fall into a black hole?“Well, at the moment you crossed the horizon, you wouldn’t feel anything – there would be nothing dramatic,” Peter Galison, co-founder of the Black Hole Initiative at...

Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl explains the dos and don’ts of taking photos of the supermoonTotal lunar eclipse 2021: when and how to view the super blood moon across Australia tonightLunar eclipse will bring cosmic show across Pacific on WednesdayWith a super blood moon rising on Wednesday, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try and get an Instagram-worthy photograph...