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More than 120 researchers and medical professionals from around the world have written an open letter to the editor of the Lancet raising serious concerns about a large and widely publicised global study that prompted the World Health Organisation to halt several Covid-19 clinical trials.

Concerns 50 years of progress could be put into reverse unless government intervenes.

The Cummings saga has made it plain that scientific advisers are shielding the government's collapsing reputation on coronavirus, says Lancet editor Richard Horton.

Researchers hope llama antibodies could help protect humans who have not been infected.

Government scientific advisers are furious at what they see as an attempt to censor their advice on government proposals during the Covid-19 lockdown by heavily redacting an official report before it was released to the public.

The British government publishes the names of 50 members of the experts' group - but the list is incomplete.

Coronavirus is bringing rapid and dramatic shifts in medical research.

Nobel scientists warn Britain will lose 'superpower' status if access barred to EU €100bn fund.

Only one species is responsible for coronavirus - humans - say world's leading wildlife experts.

Global leaders have pledged to accelerate cooperation on a coronavirus vaccine and to share research, treatment and medicines across the globe. But the United States did not take part.

Research shows almost 80% of deaths across four countries were in most polluted regions.

For 11 fateful days in March, the government ignored the best coronavirus advice, says public health professor Helen Ward. 

China is cracking down on publication of academic research about the origins of the novel coronavirus, in what is likely to be part of a wider attempt to control the narrative surrounding the pandemic.

It is 'the best investment your business can make', says medical research charity

Brussels agency accuses Mauro Ferrari, former President of the European Research Council, of being ‘at best economical with truth’ in resignation statement.

Models based on assumptions in the absence of data can be over-speculative and 'open to gross over-interpretation'.

Analysis of 75 countries reveals 'shocking' scale of global women's rights backlash.

The long read: For decades it has been the dominant metaphor in neuroscience. But could this idea have been leading us astray all along?

An obituary for the African-American mathematician who played a key role in landing men on the moon.

A leaked report for the world's major fossil fuel financier says Earth is on an unsustainable trajectory.

Draft of Brown study says findings suggest 'substantial impact of mechanized bots in amplifying denialist messages'.

DNA testing companies are starting to profit from selling our data on to big pharma. Perhaps they should be paying us, says science writer Laura Spinney.

Scientists describe 20.75C logged at Seymour Island as 'incredible and abnormal'.

With rightwing demagogues gaining power and public debate getting nastier, many are calling for a return to a more sensible politics. But this approach has its own fatal flaws.

When staff go on strike in the UK this month, they will be battling not just for the future of higher education but for our economy and culture, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones.

Academics are warning that universities restrict their freedom by surveilling social media posts.

Harriet Swain talks to academics who are on unpredictable hours and money, often with no sickness pay.

Campaigners have argued for open access to scientific research since the dawn of the internet - so why is it taking so long?

Mauro Ferrari joins EU organisation at a delicate moment but says his focus is on identifying 'breakthrough people'.

Scientists reveal how they are dealing with a profound sense of loss as the climate emergency worsens.