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People get tested for covid-19 in Los Angeles

Health

Exclusive: Two variants have merged into heavily mutated coronavirus

The UK and California variants of coronavirus appear to have combined into a heavily mutated hybrid, sparking concern that we may be entering a new phase of the covid-19 pandemic

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A cleaner wipes a wall inside a quarantine hotel

Health

England's quarantine hotels won't stop spread of coronavirus variants

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A worker in China wearing protective clothing packages frozen beef

Health

Did the coronavirus really come from frozen food, as the WHO suggests?

Analysis

Vaccine boost

Health

The 5 best things you can do to boost the chance of a vaccine working

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Environment

Deaths from fossil fuel air pollution are double what we thought

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Life in the pandemic is exhausting, but there is hope for calmer times

Health

Life in the pandemic is exhausting, but there is hope for calmer times

Leader

Playing smartphone games could help researchers understand the brain

Mind

Playing smartphone games could help researchers understand the brain

Regulars

Pandemic burnout: Do you have it and what can you do about it?

Health

Pandemic burnout: Do you have it and what can you do about it?

Features

Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic covid-19

Health

Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic covid-19

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The truth about exercise

Should we all be hitting the gym three times a week, doing yoga, HIIT training or simply getting in our 10,000 step per day? How much does physical activity affect your bodyweight and is this affected by your genes? Does carrying too much weight make you less active? Should we worry about sitting too much? And if you are strong and fit can you get away with being inactive? With new exercise fads cropping up, seemingly, by the day, how are we supposed to know what to do to stay healthy?

In this talk, Jason Gill reveals what science can really tell us about how much we need to move to maximise our chances of a healthy life.

Humans

Gaslighting warps our view of reality. How to spot it – and fight back

Features

Health

Low-carb diets seem to involve more calories than low-fat diets

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Humans

Parental burnout is on the rise, says psychologist Moira Mikolajczak

Features

Health

You can boost a vaccine’s effect with good moods and good friends

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