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8 articles from Guardian Unlimited Science

MPs vote 461 to 60 in favour of extending social restrictions in England to 19 July – as it happened

Latest updates: 60 MPs vote against government plans while former special adviser Dominic Cummings publishes messages purporting to show PM’s criticism of health secretary Matt HancockTory MPs speak out against delaying lifting of final restrictionsCummings texts show Johnson calling Matt Hancock ‘totally hopeless’PM plans to leave No 10 two years after next election, Cummings claimsAnalysis...

Sage adviser and bagpiper premieres Covid-inspired musical work

Piece featuring bagpipe solo by one of government’s scientific advisers aims to capture collaborative nature of experts’ workCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA musical composition inspired by research into the Covid pandemic and featuring a bagpipe solo by one of the government’s scientific advisers is to have its world premiere on Thursday.Prof Calum Semple, one...

Prince Harry is doing a special trauma therapy called EMDR. It worked for me | Christina Wyman

Harry has said that living with the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales makes him feel ‘helpless’ and ‘hunted’. I’ve been thereIn an interview last month with Oprah for their jointly produced docuseries about mental health, The Me You Can’t See, Prince Harry made a deeply personal disclosure. Harry said he sought a special therapy program, EMDR, to process the death of his...

All care home staff in England should have Covid vaccine, says minister

But Liz Truss refuses to confirm reports ministers are poised to make it mandatory for staff to get jabCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAll care home staff in England should be vaccinated, a senior government minister has urged, saying she would not want her own relatives to be looked after by unvaccinated carers.Speaking on behalf of the government on Wednesday, the...

The Delta variant is spreading. What does it mean for the US?

Covid-19 cases have fallen far below the winter peak, but the Delta variant has roughly doubled every two weeks in the USScientists in the United States are anxiously watching the Delta variant of Covid-19, as it spreads through an unevenly vaccinated American public and an economy that is rapidly reopening.The Delta variant, first identified as B.1.617.2 in India, is believed to be more...

Covid outbreaks in Chinese ports could cause global goods shortages

Combination of rise in demand for products as some countries reopen and lockdowns in some port cities mean prices could climbAn outbreak of Covid-19 in southern China has combined with the rapid reopening of the world economy and a shortage of shipping containers to cause a surge in transport costs that could fuel inflation and cause shortages of goods across the globe.China reported 21 new...

Plantwatch: staghorn ferns – the plants that form colonies like bees

Species on Lord Howe Island shows remarkable collaboration, with some plants deflecting water to colony and others soaking it upStaghorn ferns are spectacular plants with fronds that look like antlers, and make very attractive houseplants. One particular species, Platycerium bifurcatum, grows on Lord Howe Island in Australia and lives in colonies of hundreds of individuals.A recent study found...

Country diary: in the fight to survive, red campion is a surprise battleground

Brancepeth, County Durham: These small flowers are prone to an extraordinary parasiteA wild tangle of brambles covers this section of embankment beside a former railway line. A wren scolds from the undergrowth. Drone flies hover in the sun flecks filtered through overhanging branches of wild cherry. Butterflies chase through dappled shade. But what has stopped us in our tracks today are drifts of...