The Australian government is refusing to adopt technology used overseas that could speed up notification of close contactsThe federal government is in discussions to tweak its CovidSafe app to pick up more fleeting contacts due to the more infectious Delta variant, but is refusing to adopt technology used overseas that could speed up notification of close contacts.As England and Wales experience...

Figure same as before legal requirement relaxed, while most still feel that complying with other Covid safety measures is importantCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOnly one British adult in 20 is no longer wearing a mask outside their homes despite the relaxing of legal mask-wearing requirements earlier this month, according to the first official survey on complying...

Government will not say they believe worst is over, but cases fell for seven consecutive days this weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs England’s “freedom day” dawned on 19 July, Boris Johnson was grumpily confined to his 16th-century grace-and-favour mansion, humiliated by the row over a bungled quarantine exemption. Cases were at more than 46,000 per day as...

Russia’s troubled Nauka laboratory module caused a fright when its rockets accidentally fired after docking the with the International Space Station, briefly throwing the station out of position.A few hours after docking, Nauka’s propulsive devices came on unexpectedly, forcing personnel onboard the ISS to launch thrusters on the Russian segment of the station to counter the effectRussia...

Exclusive: small changes in conference design can make big difference to female inclusion, say researchersWomen are less likely to participate in proceedings at medical and scientific conferences, even with gender-balanced delegates, although simple interventions in conference design sparked a significant improvement in female inclusion, a study has found. Medical and scientific conferences are...

Announcement makes Israel the first country to offer a third dose of a western vaccine to its citizens on a wide scaleSee all our coronavirus coverageIsrael’s prime minister has announced that the country would offer a coronavirus booster shot to those people over 60 who have already been vaccinated.The announcement by Naftali Bennett makes Israel, which launched one of the world’s most...

After several ‘hiccups’ on the journey to the ISS, the Nauka lab module accidentally fired its rockets after dockingRussia’s troubled Nauka laboratory module has caused a fright when its rockets accidentally fired after docking the with the International Space Station, briefly throwing the station out of position.A few hours after docking, Nauka’s propulsive devices unexpectedly fired,...