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We discuss the USA's decision to authorise the Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines for children under five

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the week’s best science picks.

A strong material becomes more rigid or more relaxed when its constituent gears are spun.

Years of studies on abortion access foreshadow the negative economic and health effects ahead.

US cases of liver inflammation among children have remained flat, but UK cases seem to have risen, leading some to suggest a coronavirus contribution.

Chemist who developed ways to synthesize and depict bioactive products.

A long-running La Niña climate event could persist into 2023. Plus, breast cancer cells are more likely to go rogue at night, and research to quantify and reduce inequality.

The lineages’ rise seems to stem from their ability to infect people who were immune to earlier forms of Omicron and other variants.

‘Microorganism’ is a misnomer when it comes to centimetre-long Thiomargarita magnifica.

African researchers have been warning about monkeypox outbreaks for years. As vaccines are deployed globally, they worry they will be left behind.

Meteorologists are forecasting a third consecutive year of La Niña. Some researchers say similar conditions could become more common as the planet warms.

Low-powered technology based on entangled photons delivers clearer sound than a classical equivalent.

We dive into Nature’s special edition on efforts to quantify and tackle inequality around the world, and investigate why breast cancers spread more at night.

With millions of people losing their ability to detect aromas as a result of COVID-19, our most underappreciated sense is drawing researchers’ attention.

COVID has exposed stark inequality - we walk through the latest data

These extinct uber-predators occupied an ecological niche that has no known equivalent in the modern ocean.

Jasmin Graham has a passion for predators and promoting inclusive science.

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