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Lockdown: why is social isolation so hard? © Getty Images

Reality Check Why is social isolation so hard?

Rising ocean temperatures are pushing marine species towards the poles © Getty Images

Rising ocean temperatures are pushing marine species towards the poles

Coronavirus: social distancing could save '38.7 million lives' globally © Getty Images

Coronavirus Social distancing 'could save 38.7 million lives' globally

'World-first' socially assistive robot under development in Scotland © Heriot-Watt University/PA

‘World-first’ socially assistive robot under development in Scotland

Wildflowers forced by climate change to move north will soon have nowhere left to go, experts warn © Nature Picture Library / Getty Images

Wildflowers forced by climate change to move north will soon have nowhere left to go, experts warn

Childhood hardship linked to memory decline later in life © Getty Images

Childhood hardship linked to memory decline later in life

Commonly-used mouthwash could make saliva more acid, study finds © Getty Images

Chlorhexidine mouthwash increases mouth acidity by reducing oral microbiome

Coronavirus: Will COVID-19 become a seasonal virus? © Getty Images

Coronavirus Will COVID-19 become a seasonal virus?

Big tech and coronavirus: How Google and Facebook could take on the pandemic © Getty Images

How big tech could take on the coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus: UK patients to test existing drugs as COVID-19 treatments © Jonathan Brady/PA

Coronavirus UK patients test existing drugs against COVID-19

Leg transplanted onto rat using trick inspired by cancer cells © UPMC

Leg transplanted onto rat using trick inspired by cancer cells

Coronavirus: £20m for team to 'unlock the secrets' of COVID-19 © Getty Images

Coronavirus £20m for team to 'unlock the secrets' of COVID-19

An avocado a day may improve focus in the overweight © Graphic by Michael Vincent

An avocado a day may improve focus in the overweight

5G and the Huawei controversy: is it about more than just security? © Getty Images

Reality Check Is the controversy around Huawei's 5G about more than just security?

Coronavirus test: Portable kit could test 16 NHS staff in just 50 minutes © Getty Images

Coronavirus test Portable kit could test 16 NHS staff in just 50 minutes