Science + Comment
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The networkerClosing the Stanford Internet Observatory will edge the US towards the end of democracyJohn NaughtonThe organisation responsible for monitoring digital falsehoods is reportedly being wound down after pressure from Republicans and conspiracy theorists
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Scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old herpes virus – and perhaps how modern humans came to rule the world
Jonathan KennedyRevolutionary ancient DNA evidence indicates that Homo sapiens finished off Neanderthals through deadly infectious diseases, says academic Jonathan Kennedy -
Imagine getting life-saving drugs to sick people without relying on big pharma? We may have found a way
Catriona CrombieAn NHS trust’s attempts to bring a crucial drug to market itself is hopeful news for patients, says Dr Catriona Crombie of the medical charity LifeArc -
At one point the whole sky was lit up and pulsing PULSING!
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The climate crisis is no laughing matter, no matter what those on Radio 4’s Today programme think
Bill McGuireAs a scientist, I’m faced with indifference and a failure to understand the reality of the climate crisis every day. We must wake people up, says UCL’s Bill McGuire
The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry’s first report: poor preparation with tragic consequences