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The Week - Science

Antimicrobial resistance 'worse than climate change' Speed Read - Untreatable infections will 'make some of Covid look minor' Speed Read

2 days ago

The best films and documentaries about space exploration -- The Week Recommends -- The cosmos infiltrates Planet Earth's cinemas -- By Devika Rao, The Week US

2 days ago

Inside Siberia's 'megaslump' - and why it is getting bigger -- Under The Radar -- The 'eerie sinkhole' is rapidly expanding and climate change is the reason why -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK

3 days ago

Boeing and NASA ready first crewed Starliner flight -- Speed Read -- Two NASA astronauts are heading to the International Space Station -- By Peter Weber, The Week US

8 days ago

Orangutan heals cut with medicinal plant -- Speed Read -- A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has been self-medicating to heal a wound on his cheek -- By Peter Weber, The Week US

10 days ago

Universal donor blood is 'close' to reality -- Under the Radar -- Scientists identify 'cocktail' of enzymes that destroy harmful antigens -- By Rebecca Messina, The Week UK

13 days ago

What is NASA working on? -- In Depth -- A running list of the space agency's most exciting developments -- By Devika Rao, The Week US

14 days ago

Cicada-geddon: the fungus that controls insects like 'zombies' -- Under The Radar -- Expert says bugs will develop 'hypersexualisation' despite their genitals falling off -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK

17 days ago

14 RECENT SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS -- In Depth -- From photos of the infant universe to an energy advancement that could save the planet -- By Devika Rao, The Week US

22 days ago

The World War Two experiments that made D-Day possible -- Under The Radar -- Scientists performed gruelling tests on themselves paving the way for the iconic invasion -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK

22 days ago

The hunt for Planet Nine -- Under The Radar -- Researchers seeking the elusive Earth-like planet beyond Neptune are narrowing down their search -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK

24 days ago

Winchcombe meteorite: space rock may reveal how water came to Earth -- The Explainer -- New analysis of its violent journey confirms scientific theories on the origin of our planet's H2O -- By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK

28 days ago

How sexual harassment is rife in Antarctica -- Under The Radar -- Women have been 'gaslit' over reports of abuse at 'the emptiest, windiest, highest, driest, coldest place on Earth' -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK

29 days ago

How technology helps and harms endangered languages -- Under the radar -- Languages are disappearing at fastest rate in history, accelerated by digital dominance of English -- By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK

1 month ago

Why the Moon is getting a new time zone -- The Explainer -- The creation of 'coordinated lunar time' is part of Nasa's mission to establish a long-term presence on Earth's only natural satellite -- By Richard Windsor, The Week UK

1 month ago