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Lucy spacecraft

Space

NASA鈥檚 Lucy mission is launching to study asteroids near Jupiter

A NASA spacecraft called Lucy is about to blast off to study the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter, which are pristine relics from the early solar system

An 81-year-old patient undergoes an injected brain scanner to detect a stroke

Health

Women have been under-represented in stroke therapy trials for decades

turtle

Life

Australia’s unusual western swamp turtle is an oddity under threat

MRI images

Health

Bubbles in blood open the brain for world-first cancer treatment

Space

How the Hubble Telescope opened a new window on the cosmos

Covid-19 RNA vaccine, illustration. The vaccine consists of strands of mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) encased in a lipid nanoparticle sphere. The mRNA codes for a mutated version of the viral spike protein found on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes Covid-19. When injected into the body the mRNA is taken up by the body's cells, which manufacture copies of the protein. The proteins stimulate an immune response, causing the body to produce antibodies against the spike protein. This means that the body is primed to attack the virus should it be encountered after vaccination, preventing disease. The first RNA vaccine approved for human use, developed against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus by Pfizer/BioNTech, was approved in the UK on 2nd December 2020. 2DYDTXH Covid-19 RNA vaccine, illustration.

The mRNA technology behind covid-19 vaccines can transform medicine

Humans

Why psychologists can’t decide if moral disgust is even a thing

Robotic dog

Technology

Artificial insect-inspired 鈥榖rain鈥� can guide robotic dog through maze

Venus

Space

Venus鈥檚 surface may have never been cool enough for oceans or life

Jupiter-like planet

Space

Jupiter-like planet survived the death of its star without harm

Astronomers have spotted a Jupiter-like planet in its original orbit around a white dwarf for the first time

Environment

Poorer nations will be hit by rising energy costs from climate change

Humans

Ancient faeces show Iron Age miners ate blue cheese and drank beer

Technology

US becomes world’s largest bitcoin miner after China crackdown

Environment

Energy watchdog says net zero can protect against future price shocks