Madeleine Openshaw

Round-up of this week’s news: spinal cord implants used to treat paralysis; children’s climate lawsuit to progress; and scientist to feature on new £50 note. Round up of this weeks news: Beplicolombo heads to Mercury; radiotherapy used to treat prostate cancer; and wooly mammoth and rhino bones found by road workers. This week: Soyuz spacecraft failure; fracking resumes in the UK; and mice with two mothers. I,Science caught up with Helen Sharman, the first Briton in space.

International Women’s Day special: COVID-19 death rate is lower for women and children; 70% of global health leaders are men; and there are no countries with gender equality. Continued COVID-19 coverage as it hits global markets; confirmation of Mars’ seismic activity; and the detection of the biggest explosion since the Big Bang. COVID-19 outbreak updates; the new antibiotic discovered through AI; and Jeff Bezos’ Earth Fund.

Step aside Brexit, let me introduce you to your new worst nightmare: Fusarium xylarioides. No, I didn’t just sneeze. Fusarium xylarioides is the Latin name for a fungus currently infecting 60% of the coffee trees in East Africa. Didn’t realise coffee was a tree? High five! But more importantly, what do we know about the cause of this devastating plague?