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Could machines sucking carbon out of the air help fight the climate crisis?
To keep temperature rises to below 2C, we’ll need to pull CO2 back out of the atmosphere. Shivani Dave explores projects around the world trying to do just that
CoolSculpting, Botox and fillers are on the rise – but are they safe?
After supermodel Linda Evangelista has said she is ‘permanently deformed’ from having a cosmetic procedure called CoolSculpting, we take a look at the safety of non-surgical aesthetic treatments
Fleeing a war zone is traumatic – so is what happens next
As Britain begins its commitment to take in 20,000 people fleeing Afghanistan, we look at the psychological impacts of trying to start again in a new country.
Covid-19: how effective are face masks, really?
We don’t have to wear face coverings, but should we be masking-up anyway? A year and a half into the pandemic, Madeleine Finlay asks what we now know about how masks protect us and when it’s worth putting one on
Egg-freezing just got more attractive – but is it worth it?
Egg-freezing – it’s expensive, invasive and often unsuccessful. But, with a new limit of 55-years when freezing for social reasons, could it be the chance some need to preserve their fertility?
Jaws made us scared of sharks but is a lack of sharks scarier?
Anand Jagatia speaks to Phoebe Weston about the recent update to the IUCN ‘red list’, which warns that over a third of all shark and ray species now face extinction
Flu season: are we in for a bumpier ride this year?
With warnings that we could be facing a more serious flu season this year, Science Weekly explores the challenges of tackling influenza during a pandemic
Are third vaccines and vaccine boosters the same thing?
Shivani Dave speaks to Eleanor Riley, professor of immunology and infectious disease at the University of Edinburgh, and Guardian science correspondent Nicola Davis about the distinctions between booster jabs and third jabs
Why swearing is more complicated than you think
Shivani Dave speaks to psychologist Timothy Jay to find out why people swear and whether or not there are any benefits to using swear words
Can we really solve the climate crisis by planting trees? (part two)
Getting trees into the ground isn’t simple. Reforestation often involves trade-offs and challenges. Phoebe Weston checks in on two projects where people are planting trees, and one where it’s not humans doing the planting at all