Africa moves towards creating and manufacturing its own vaccines

Africa moves towards creating and manufacturing its own vaccines

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The truth about the Sudan biolab

Khartoum’s National Public Health Laboratory is caught up in the Sudanese conflict.

• 32 mins

Darwin dumped from Indian classrooms

The exclusion of Darwinism from the curriculum prompts protests in India

• 30 mins

Human genome goes global

The Pangenome project captures human diversity with 47 new genomes

• 27 mins

Return of the Wildfires

The record-breaking heat behind the destructive North American wildfires

• 29 mins

Brightest supernova in a decade

The brightest supernova in a decade springs astronomers around the world into action

• 27 mins

Vaccinating condors against bird flu

Endangered condors are being vaccinated to save them from deadly H5N1 bird flu

• 27 mins

The beginnings of us

New molecular fossil records shed evidence on the billion-year-old roots of modern life

• 28 mins

Oceans in hot water?

A major El Niño is building and heating up the world. What is the forecast?

• 28 mins

Human embryo models

Scientists have made human embryo models – or “synthetic embryos” - in the lab.

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Preparing for crises

We have entered a state of multiple and entangled crises. How can research help?

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Melting of Greenland ice sheet

Record-breaking global temperatures are accelerating Greenland ice melt

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Europe’s heatwave death toll

Around 62,000 people died in last year's European heatwave - is this the new normal?

• 26 mins

On the edge of a new volcano

A spectacular volcanic eruption hits Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula for the third year

• 26 mins

Ocean current collapse

Is the collapse of large system of ocean currents imminent?

• 26 mins

Bird Flu is back

H5N1 bird flu is spreading to seabirds, mammals, and household pets

• 29 mins

Pandemic surveillance system at risk

One of the most useful scientific tools you’ve never heard of is being paywalled

• 26 mins

The science behind the Hawaii fire

The science behind the devastating fires that have consumed Lahaina in Hawaii.

• 29 mins

Brain-computer interfaces

Brain to speech translation allows patients to communicate faster and more expressively.

• 29 mins

Drowning coastal ecosystems

Coastal ecosystems around the world are at risk of disappearing as sea levels rise

• 28 mins

Returning to the North Pole

Ice breaker Polarstern returns to the Arctic visiting sites last explored in 2012.

• 27 mins

Deadly floods in Derna

Devastating floods have swept away the banks of Derna, Libya. How did this happen?

• 26 mins

More likely, more intense

Extreme flooding in Libya 50 times more likely and 50% more intense due to climate change

• 28 mins

Trilobite dinner

What did a 465-million-year-old trilobite eat for dinner? And how can we possibly know?

• 27 mins

The best and the worst

From talking to a Nobel prize winner to discussing allegations of scientific misconduct.

• 30 mins

Devastating earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Herat has not seen an earthquake for almost 1000 years but now, five have come at once.

• 26 mins

Alarm at Campi Flegrei, Italy

Naples is wondering about the next volcanic eruption.

• 27 mins

Bird flu reaches Antarctic region

Bird flu continues to spread across the world, putting isolated bird populations at risk.

• 27 mins

Climate emergency

Hurricanes, fires and carbon budgets; the impacts of climate change around the world

• 26 mins

Sounds of the Cape

Fossil hunting, African penguin rehabilitation and bird bioacoustics on the Western Cape.

• 26 mins

Volcanic rumblings in Iceland

Does seismic activity in Iceland suggest the country is entering a new volcanic era?

• 29 mins

Fires in the Pantanal wetlands

Brazil’s searing temperatures have scorched the world’s largest tropical wetlands.

• 29 mins

All aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough

The RRS Sir David Attenborough has reached Antarctica for its first full science season.

• 31 mins

Can carbon capture live up to its hype?

Climate expert Richard Black discusses the good, the bad and the ugly of carbon capture.

• 26 mins

The science of morning sickness

A team of researchers have uncovered what may cause morning sickness in pregnancy.

• 30 mins

Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland

Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland.

• 31 mins

Following in the footsteps of ancient humans

Roland Pease travels to South Africa to gain a deeper understanding of human origins

• 28 mins

Tackling tuberculosis in South Africa

Fighting a disease that has become South Africa's biggest killer

• 29 mins

Seeking supernovas

How supernovas – the colossal explosions of stars – can help us decipher the Universe

• 31 mins

Swine fever in South East Asia

Swine fever has reached Borneo, devastating the local wild pig populations

• 28 mins

Drilling into the past

How scientists can drill into the seabed to find out more about the planet’s deep past

• 31 mins

Unethical data gathering in China

Papers containing DNA data gathered from Chinese ethnic minorities are under scrutiny.

• 29 mins

Particle physics v climate change

Should we spend $17 billion on a new atom smasher whilst the world literally burns?

• 27 mins

Climate scientist wins defamation case

Will this serve as a warning against politically motivated attacks on climate scientists?

• 26 mins

Largest ever covid safety study

A monumental study of 99 million vaccinated people shows how rare adverse effects are.

• 29 mins

One million genomes in two dimensions

US researchers aim to sample genomes from one million diverse people but concerns raised

• 26 mins

The first stars in the universe

Astronomers think they have seen glow the first generation of stars after the Big Bang

• 29 mins

Impacts of global warming

Will 2024 be another record-breaking year for the climate?

• 28 mins

Out of Africa

A rare glimpse into the lives of the ancestors moving from Africa to the whole world.

• 33 mins

Star for a day

A star on the brink of explosion will be visible from Earth. But not for long.

• 27 mins

Earthquake in Taiwan

A powerful earthquake in Taiwan demonstrates the country’s preparedness.

• 27 mins

Bird flu in Antarctica

Highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected along the Antarctic coast

• 31 mins

Unexpected black hole in our galaxy

Unexpected black hole in our galaxy; Ancient Horse DNA; the mechanisms of addiction

• 31 mins

An armada for asteroid Apophis?

Friday, April 13th 2029 – mark it in your calendar...an asteroid is coming

• 26 mins