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COVID-19 cases are doubling every 11 days in England, study finds © Getty Images

COVID-19 cases are doubling every 11 days in England, study finds

Novel kidney organoid recapitulating the patterned distribution of principal cells (red) and intercalated cells (green) of an adult kidney's collecting duct system. © Zipeng Zeng/Li Lab

Science’s new weapon against kidney disease: Tiny lab-grown organoids

Betelgeuse’s brightness dimmed, and we finally understand why © ESO/M Montargès et al.

Betelgeuse’s brightness dimmed, and we finally understand why

Sea-skimming 'flying ferries' could cross the Channel at 180mph © Brittany Ferries/PA

Battery-powered, sea-skimming ‘flying ferries’ could cross the Channel at 180mph

Hungry all of the time? It could be in your blood © Getty Images

Hungry all of the time? It could be in your blood

COVID-19: Scientists discover source of life-threatening blood clots © Getty Images

COVID-19: Scientists discover source of life-threatening blood clots

Tiny injectable chips use ultrasound to monitor your body… from the inside © Chen Shi/Columbia Engineering

Tiny injectable chips use ultrasound to monitor your body… from the inside

Infants produce a strong immune response to COVID-19 © Getty Images

Infants produce a strong immune response to COVID-19

Toronto, ON- June 10 - The morning of the eve of Ontario moving into Stage One of COVID-19 reopening is marked with a solar eclipse as viewed from the Beaches in Toronto. June 10, 2021. Close to 80 percent of the sun was covered by the moon at 5:40 am, about five minutes after sunrise. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Solar eclipse 2021: The best pictures of the Sun spectacle from around the world

Nearby star's death will cause a chaotic game of planet pinball © University of Warwick/Mark Garlick

Nearby star’s death will cause a chaotic game of planet pinball

AstraZeneca vaccine slightly increases risk of bleeding disorders © Getty Images

AstraZeneca vaccine slightly increases risk of bleeding disorders

Woman vegetable shopping © Getty

A plant-based diet may lower severity of COVID-19 infection by 73 per cent

Alzheimer's: Scientists discover 'profound influence' of immune cells on disease progression © Getty Images

Alzheimer’s: Scientists discover ‘profound influence’ of immune cells on disease progression

Electric vehicles: What can we do with the growing number of dead batteries? © Getty Images

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Reality Check Electric vehicles: What can we do with the growing number of dead batteries?

Australia’s largest dinosaur is a newly discovered 30m-long titan © Vlad Konstantinov/Scott Hocknull/Eromanga Natural History Museum

Australia’s largest dinosaur is a newly discovered 30m-long titan