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‘Turn off the tap’ on all ocean pollutants, says report © Getty Images

‘Turn off the tap’ on all ocean pollutants, not just plastic, says report

Rapid Ice Age retreat of Antarctic ice gives stark climate change warning © Getty Images

Rapid Ice Age retreat of Antarctic ice gives stark climate change warning

Feel-good Friday: Positive news from the world of science and tech © Getty Images

Feel-good Friday 2 positive news from the world of science and tech

Why are so many people playing Animal Crossing?

Reality Check Why are so many people playing Animal Crossing?

Over 500 scientists from around the globe to analyse COVID-19 blood samples © Getty Images

COVID-19: More than 500 scientists from around the globe to analyse patients’ blood

Breast cancer © Getty Images

Early-stage breast cancers ‘more than doubles’ risk of invasive breast cancer death later in life

COVID-19 asymptomatic in over 80 per cent of cases, cruise ship study finds © Getty Images

COVID-19 asymptomatic in over 80 per cent of cases, cruise ship study finds

Cannibal dinosaurs found to have roamed late-Jurassic Earth © Brian Engh/University of Tennessee

Cannibal dinosaurs may once have roamed late-Jurassic Earth

Crew Demo-2 ahead of launch © SpaceX

How can I watch the rescheduled SpaceX launch?

Plastic particles from car tyres found in UK waters © Getty Images

Plastic particles from car tyres found in UK waters

Human speech has 'ancient roots within primate communication' © Dr Catherine Hobaiter/University of St Andrews

Human speech has ‘ancient roots within primate communication’

UV light can be used to kill germs (Columbia University Centre for Radiological Research/PA)

Far-UVC light could be used against coronavirus without harming people

Brain disease © Getty Images

Huntington’s disease can be detected in the brain 24 years before symptoms show

SpaceX Crew Dragon: everything you need to know about the manned space launch © SpaceX

SpaceX Crew Dragon Everything you need to know about the Demo-2 space launch

Historic SpaceX launch a 'major milestone' in space exploration (Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley © SpaceX

Historic SpaceX launch a ‘major milestone’ in space exploration