All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
SCIENCE news this year has been dominated by Covid-19. Research has happened at an incredible speed, with scientists working around the clock to make rapid progress.
At the start of the year, we didn’t know that Sars-CoV-2 existed. Just nine months later, humanity has collectively sequenced and analysed its genome in detail, found evidence for a range of effective treatments and started the development of hundreds of candidate vaccines.
Other areas of science might seem sluggish by comparison. Indeed, science normally feels like it progresses at a snail’s pace. However, there is always more than meets the eye to nature. Snails are no exception.
Coal-fired stoves in traditional homes are the primary source of extreme levels of air pollution in over-crowded Ulaanbaatar. As more people become climate-displaced, the situation is likely to worsen, write SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
Olive oil remains a vital foundation of food, agriculture and society, storing power in the bonds of solidarity. Though Palestinians are under attack, they continue to press forward write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
What’s behind the stubborn gender gap in Stem disciplines ask ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT in their column Science and Society


