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Britain’s drug shortages are caused by regulator’s failure | Letters
Letters: Mark Samuels on why accessing medicines, from routine to life-changing, is getting harder; Philip Clayton wonders why we don’t manufacture our own drugs
31, Jan, 2024 @6:05 PM
Why are moths attracted to lights? Science may finally have an answer
Insect flight paths were filmed at night using hi-res and infrared technology with surprising results
Ian Sample Science editor
30, Jan, 2024 @4:00 PM
‘A lot of it is sloppiness’: the biologist who finds flaws in scientific papers
Sholto David has flagged thousands of papers, most because of concerns over potential image manipulation
Ian Sample Science editor
29, Jan, 2024 @11:41 AM
Starwatch: The brightness of the Winter Hexagon
Six stars from separate constellations form a prominent ‘asterism’ in the cold January skies
Stuart Clark
29, Jan, 2024 @6:00 AM
Climate scientist Mark Maslin: ‘We have all the technology we need to move to a cleaner, renewable world’
The professor of Earth system science on the hottest year on record, using humour – with a little help from Jo Brand – to get his message across, and why there are reasons to be positive
Shaoni Bhattacharya
28, Jan, 2024 @2:00 PM
‘Forging new history’: high-end iron age smithy unearthed in Oxfordshire
Archaeologists have been wowed by the early dates and the evidence, including the size of the tuyere
Dalya Alberge
28, Jan, 2024 @12:00 PM
Race against time to unlock secrets of Erebus shipwreck and doomed Arctic expedition
Hundreds of discoveries made on Sir John Franklin’s ships, but storm damage makes wrecks increasingly dangerous
Robin McKie, Science Editor
27, Jan, 2024 @2:00 PM
Why longer lives for our dogs could mean longer lives for us
Drugs aimed at extending the life of our four-legged friends could lead to benefits for humans, some scientists believe
Charlotte Lytton
27, Jan, 2024 @1:00 PM
Nasa’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity finally sputters out, ‘exceeding expectations’
Former tech demo ended up serving as scout for rover and proved powered flight was possible in thin Martian atmosphere
Guardian staff and agencies
26, Jan, 2024 @2:11 AM
‘Old smokers’: astronomers discover giant ancient stars in Milky Way
Stars sat fading quietly for years before suddenly puffing out vast clouds of smoke
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
26, Jan, 2024 @12:01 AM
EU plan for medicine stockpile could worsen UK’s record shortages
Bloc plans to bulk-buy key drugs for all 27 countries, potentially leaving Britain ‘behind in the queue’
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
25, Jan, 2024 @9:05 PM
Scientists use robot dinosaur in effort to explain origins of birds’ plumage
Model used by researchers in South Korea suggests early feathers may have helped creatures such as Caudipteryx to flush out prey
Ian Sample Science editor
25, Jan, 2024 @4:00 PM
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