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Fossil fuels: Phase out sales of new cars and vans by the end of the decade, say businesses © Getty Images

Fossil fuels: Phase out sales of new cars and vans by the end of the decade, say big businesses

Airbus reveals zero-emission hydrogen plane concepts © Airbus/PA

Airbus reveals zero-emission hydrogen plane concepts

Image from Ethnoarchaeological replication Experiments show knives manufactured from frozen human feces do not work © Metin I Eren

Ig Nobel Prize A knife made of poo and an alligator on helium among 2020 winners

COVID-19 vaccine could be available for the most in need before the end of the year ©PA News

COVID-19 vaccine ready for end of year for some, says England’s chief medical officer

Rehab vital for 'long COVID' patients, says expert © Getty Images

Rehab vital for ‘long COVID’ patients, says expert

COVID-19: Have we been treating the disease wrong?

Reality Check Have we been treating COVID-19 wrong?

A biological polymer could be the perfect material to build tools and shelters on Mars

A biological polymer could be the perfect material to build tools and shelters on Mars

Newly discovered mass extinction paved the way for dinosaurs © Getty Images

Newly discovered mass extinction paved the way for dinosaurs

Revealing the psychology of colour to be a rainbow rollercoaster of emotion © Getty Images

Revealing the psychology of colour to be a rainbow rollercoaster of emotion

The world’s biggest fish are female © Erick Higuera / Getty

The world’s biggest fish are female

Shoebox-sized coronavirus test kit gives results in just 90 minutes © Imperial College London

Shoebox-sized coronavirus test kit gives results in just 90 minutes

Annual plastic waste emissions could reach 53 million tonnes by 2030 © Getty Images

Annual plastic water pollution could reach 53 million tonnes by 2030

Pterosaur's sensitive beak helped them detect nearby prey © Megan Jacobs/University of Portsmouth/PA

Pterosaur’s sensitive beak helped it detect nearby prey

I will survive: Giant exoplanet intact after star's death © NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

I will survive Giant exoplanet intact after star's death

People with PTSD at greater risk of developing dementia in later life © Getty Images

People with PTSD at greater risk of developing dementia in later life