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Omicron Variant: How worried should we be? A virologist explains © Getty Images

Omicron Variant: How worried should we be? A virologist explains

Air and water pollutants linked to changes in sex ratio of babies © Getty Images

Air and water pollutants linked to changes in sex ratio of babies

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is being colonised by animals and plants © Ocean Voyages

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is being colonised by animals and plants

Nearly half of all long COVID patients may have chronic fatigue syndrome © Getty Images

Nearly half of all long COVID patients may have chronic fatigue syndrome

trio of monkeys huddle together for warmth

Cuddle up and choose your favourite from these 25 stunning wildlife images

Manhattanhenge New York Sunrise

Superbubbles, electric planes and Manhattanhenge: 23 great images of the month November 2021

Earliest evidence of humans decorating jewellery unearthed in Polish cave © ANTONINO VAZZANA - BONES LAB

Earliest evidence of humans decorating jewellery unearthed in Polish cave

Study finds a link between inflammatory diseases and a disrupted body clock © Getty Images

Study finds a link between inflammatory diseases and a disrupted body clock

Rolls-Royce claims its all-electric plane is the fastest ever made © Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce claims its all-electric plane is the fastest ever made

A woman receiving an injection to the forehead © Alamy

Reality Check Why are celebrities seemingly obsessed with wellness fads?

NASA Dart Heads Towards asteroid Planetary defence

DART: Everything you need to know about NASA’s planetary defence mission

Tonight: How to see the Leonid meteor shower 2021 in the UK © Shutterstock

Leonid Meteor Shower 2021 How to get the best chance of seeing a shooting star tonight

© ESA/Hubble & NASA, J Dalcanton; Acknowledgment: J Schmidt

Space telescope captures image of colliding galaxies

Listening to music with personal meaning may help ease the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease © Getty Images

Listening to music with personal meaning may help ease the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease

A section of spinal cord treated with the therapy. Axons (red) regrew within the spinal cord © Samuel I. Stupp Laboratory/Northwestern University

Paralysed mice walk again after a single injection