In a ‘historic moment’, the UK has become the first western country to approve a vaccine for use against COVID-19, paving the way for mass immunisation. On Wednesday 2 December,
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The negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle can be ‘offset’ by a little bit of exercise every day, scientists say. Just 30 to 40 minutes of daily exercise can greatly
This week, the University of Oxford in the UK and global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced the latest results in the global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. On 23 November, the
Over the past week, there has been a string of positive COVID-19 vaccine trial results. First, Pfizer and BioNTech announced compelling early results from their phase 3 trial. Just two
On Monday, researchers reported that an injectable drug is more effective than a daily pill at preventing HIV, the deadly virus that causes AIDS, in women. When administered every two
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer inn collaboration with German-based drugmaker BioNTech has taken the lead in the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine. On Monday, the company announced early results of
Even if the world stopped burning all fossil fuels today, that would not be enough to keep global temperatures below a 1.5° to 2°C increase above preindustrial levels. Fossil fuel
Interview with Professor Austin Burt: Role of gene drive technology in the context of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy 2030
The new EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 sets the ambitious target of halving the number of Red List species threatened by invasive species before 2030. However, current tools are insufficient to
Children who played in newly forested spaces for one month had more diverse communities of friendly bacteria than those who played in standard playgrounds with pavement and gravel, according to
A successful coronavirus vaccine might be available as soon as early next year, but vaccine acceptance rates might pose a challenge. A global survey published on 20 October in Nature