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Covid-19: what can we learn from Manaus?
Sarah Boseley asks what the second wave of Covid-19 infections in the Brazilian city of Manaus can tell us about immunity, viral variants and the path through the pandemic
Covid-19: What can astronauts teach us about coping in lockdown?
With months Covid-19 restrictions ahead, how do we cope with the monotony, isolation and stress? Science Weekly gets inspiration from the people who put themselves through extremes
What does history smell like?
Nicola Davis learns about a new project to identify and recreate aromas from the past
What (non-Covid) science is coming up in 2021?
Science Weekly takes a look at what’s coming up in 2021, from space missions to climate crisis talks
Covid-19: how do you tweak a vaccine?
If a new strain of Sars-Cov-2 emerges that is immune to our vaccines, or reduces their efficacy, how do we tweak a vaccine in response?
Covid-19: how and why is the virus mutating?
Sarah Boseley asks how viruses mutate and adapt to our immune systems
What are the new coronavirus variants and how do we monitor them?
Ian Sample finds out about new coronavirus variants, and how genetic mutations of Sars-CoV-2 are monitored and analysed
Looking up in wonder: humanity and the cosmos (part two)
In the second of two episodes, Linda Geddes explores how the cosmos has influenced politics and power, and how our relationship with the night sky might change in the future
Looking up in wonder: humanity and the cosmos (part one) – podcast
Linda Geddes explores our relationship with the cosmos, from using stars to predict the future to understanding how the sun impacts our biological processes
Review of the year: uncovering the science of Covid-19 (part two)
In the second of two episodes, Science Weekly reviews an extraordinary year for science – dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic