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In today’s newsletter: rising cases of an infectious disease will naturally cause alarm – but Guardian science editor Ian Sample tells Nimo Omer why we shouldn’t be too concerned

In today’s newsletter: It might feel like the pandemic is over, but is too early to pretend the virus has disappeared? Nimo Omer speaks with the Guardian’s Hannah Devlin to find out

With the virus rampant despite jabs, trials are underway to create intranasal vaccines

Guardian science editor Ian Sample speaks to Prof Deirdre Kelly about the unusual increase in children with severe hepatitis

<strong>Brief letters: </strong>Clean-up operation | Trouble up north | Alveolar plosives | Ramblers’ descent | Boris Johnson’s lucrative future

Russia changes tactics as US warns of risk of cyber-attacks on Ukraine’s allies. Plus, Trump campaign ordered to pay Omarosa Manigault Newman over $1.3m

The moon of Jupiter could have shallow water pockets within its frozen surface

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued its bleakest warning yet, showing a rapidly narrowing window for action to avoid the worst impacts of climate breakdown. Ian Sample speaks to environment editor Damian Carrington about the report’s findings, and what it means for the future of humanity

New electrical device allows three patients to stand, walk, and ride a bike again

It is hard to imagine people spending their lives in virtual reality (VR) when the experience amounts to waving your arms about in the middle of the lounge with a device the size of a house brick strapped to your face. Yet this is where humanity is heading, said philosopher David Chalmers, who believes in embracing the fate. Advances in technology are likely to deliver virtual worlds that rival and then surpass the physical realm, and with limitless, convincing experiences on tap, the material ...