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Panic buying © Getty

Bizarre ‘alien simulation’ behavioural study shows how COVID-19 panic buying was natural human response

Baboons wearing FitBits show that taking toddlers anywhere is difficult no matter your species © CARTER LOFTUS / MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

Baboons wearing fitness trackers show that taking toddlers anywhere is a nightmare no matter your species

The Amazon now emits more carbon than it absorbs © Getty Images

The Amazon rainforest now emits more carbon than it absorbs

COVID-19: 'Firebreak' in restrictions over summer will cause dangerous winter wave, says expert © Getty Images

COVID-19 'Firebreak' in restrictions over summer will cause dangerous winter wave, says expert

The brain

The injectable nanosensor that will one day read your thoughts

Will the UK become a breeding ground for new COVID-19 variants? © Getty Images

Will the UK become a breeding ground for new COVID-19 variants?

Dogs won't give you food, even if you gave them some first © Getty Images

Dogs won’t give you food, even if you gave them some first

Lambda COVID variant: All you need to know about the new UK coronavirus strain © Getty Images

Lambda COVID variant All you need to know about the new UK coronavirus strain

This image combines observations of the nearby galaxies NGC 1300, NGC 1087, NGC 3627 (top, from left to right), NGC 4254 and NGC 4303 (bottom, from left to right) taken with the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). Each individual image is a combination of observations conducted at different wavelengths of light to map stellar populations and warm gas. The golden glows mainly correspond to clouds of ionised hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur gas, marking the presence of newly born stars, while the bluish regions in the background reveal the distribution of slightly older stars. The images were taken as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) project, which is making high-resolution observations of nearby galaxies with telescopes operating across the electromagnetic spectrum.

Galactic fireworks: New images of nearby galaxies

Look after your teeth to protect against cognitive decline in old age © Getty Images

Look after your teeth to protect against cognitive decline in old age

Candida albicans discovery © Getty

A fungal vaccine could boost your microbiome and prevent gut disease

How we could fight COVID with COVID © Getty Images

How we could turn COVID against itself

Larks vs owls: Are early risers really happier? © Getty Images

Early risers and night owls: A neuroscientist explains who is happiest

No such thing as too clean: Hygiene does not damage children’s immune systems © Getty Images

No such thing as too clean: Hygiene does not damage children’s immune systems

Artificial hearts made from magnets and titanium could save many lives © BiVACOR

Artificial hearts made from magnets and titanium could save many lives