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Science

  • Planet Venus

    Space
    Signs of two gases in clouds of Venus could indicate life, scientists say

    Separate teams find evidence of phosphine and ammonia, potential biomarkers on planet whose surface reaches 450C
  • mushrooms

    Drugs
    Psilocybin in magic mushrooms can influence brain for weeks, study finds

  • A Stegosaurus skeleton on display, with a man leaning in to photograph it

    Dinosaurs
    Largest, most intact stegosaurus fossil ever found sells for $44.6m

  • Michael Towers - ADHD - Longread

    The long read
    ‘A diagnosis can sweep away guilt’: the delicate art of treating ADHD

  • Mariah Carey wearing a red dress and performing on a Christmas-themed stage

    Music
    Scientists inflict karaoke on young volunteers to find out what makes us blush

  • Handful of psychedelic pills

    Psychedelic drugs have great therapeutic benefit – if understood on their own terms

    Ross Ellenhorn and Dimitri Mugianis
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News

  • Skeletons uncovered at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, probably of middle-aged males

    Earthquake at same time as eruption could have caused Pompeii deaths – study

  • Water sprays as waves crash over Newhaven lighthouse

    Storm Ciarán’s low pressure made tea taste worse, say scientists

  • A light on a probe in space shines into an underground rocky pit, with the Earth seen behind.

    Underground cave found on moon could be ideal base for explorers

  • Two zoo workers stand next to an enclosure with two elephants in it

    First Asian elephant vaccinated in fight against deadly herpes virus

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Coronavirus

  • Baroness Heather Hallett

    The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry’s first report: poor preparation with tragic consequences

  • Devi Sridhar

    The Covid inquiry report makes it clear: Britain was completely and fatally unprepared

    Devi Sridhar
  • A child wearing inhaling through a mask with an inhaler attached

    Rise in Covid jab rates may protect children against asthma attacks, study finds

  • A galaxy (Photograph: ESO/M. Kornmesser/PA Wire)

    A black hole awakens and why some people avoid Covid: the week in science – podcast

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Opinion

  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Forget the 5am starts! Night owls like me possess the real secret of success

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • Sheila Hancock

    I may be in my 90s, but I’m not sure I want Hollywood to ‘de-age’ me like Tom Hanks

    Sheila Hancock
  • Arash Abizadeh

    Academic journals are a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that

    Arash Abizadeh
  • Snailspixie

    The horror of everything all the time! Wait a minute, here is a happy snail story!

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Science Weekly podcast

  • The hands of a woman holding a glass of water and a tray of vitamins

    Is there any point in taking multivitamins? – podcast

  • Seagulls

    ‘Lesbian’ seagulls and ‘gay’ rams: the endless sexual diversity of nature – podcast

    A new study suggests that although animal scientists widely observe same-sex sexual behaviours in primates and other mammals, they seldom publish about it. To find out why and to hear about some of the examples of sexual diversity from the animal kingdom, Ian Sample talks to science writer Josh Davis, author of A Little Gay Natural History
  • Woman monitoring herself the levels of glucose in blood using smart phone technology.<br>Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system with sensor attached in arm controlling information and alerts with mobile phone app.

    ZOE and personalised nutrition: does the evidence on glucose tracking add up? – podcast

    To find out what we know about blood glucose levels and our health, and whether the science is nailed down on personalised nutrition, Ian Sample hears from philosopher Julian Baggini, academic dietician Dr Nicola Guess of Oxford University and ZOE’s chief scientist, and associate professor at Kings College London, Dr Sarah Berry
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Key issues

  • Benjamin Labatut (1)

    Physics
    ‘People say my book gave them a panic attack’: When We Cease to Understand the World author Benjamín Labatut

  • A seagull

    Biology
    Week in wildlife – in pictures: warthog drama, a fox at the museum and our rarest whale

    • Space
      Signs of two gases in clouds of Venus could indicate life, scientists say

    • Genetics
      Uncanny Me review – exploration of cloning tech fraught with moral and ethical questions

    • Medical research
      Is there any point in taking multivitamins? – podcast

    • Psychology
      Auramaxxing: will this make you more sexually attractive — or just a bit tired?

Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle

  • A proud mother duck leads her ducklings across a blue lake in Springtime.<br>P12NEY A proud mother duck leads her ducklings across a blue lake in Springtime.

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Did you solve it? Simple puzzles almost everybody gets wrong

  • Posed by model Young handsome man over isolated background surprised with hand on head for mistake, remember error. Forgot, bad memory concept.

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Can you solve it? Simple puzzles almost everybody gets wrong

  • Observer Tech Monthly OTM gift guide Christmas Xmas November 2015. Tetris lights.

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Did you solve it? Try this triple Tetris teaser

  • Tetris 1984

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Can you solve it? Try this triple Tetris teaser

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Multimedia

  • Close-up of endangered Red Handfish embryos

    Beaker Street science photography prize – in pictures

  • Boeing's Starliner capsule finally made its much-delayed first crewed flight from Cape Canaveral

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    Boeing's Starliner spacecraft lifts off carrying two Nasa astronauts to ISS – video

    Boeing's Starliner capsule finally made its much-delayed first crewed flight from Cape Canaveral
  • Gliese 12b is the size of Earth, or slightly smaller, like Venus. And its surface temperature is estimated to be a balmy 42C

    Australian student helps discover potentially habitable planet the size of Earth – video

    Gliese 12b is the size of Earth, or slightly smaller, like Venus. And its surface temperature is estimated to be a balmy 42C
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