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Environment

The Iran war is exposing the huge risks in our food system

No matter where you get your food from, a good chunk of your diet is ultimately reliant on fossil fuels. We already need to change this to tackle climate change, but the Iran war and resulting oil shortage is showing the urgent need to rethink food

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Space

Mysterious comet disintegration caught by telescope after lucky break

Catching a comet in the process of falling apart is difficult, but a coincidence let astronomers see one in more detail than ever before using the Hubble Space Telescope – and revealed a mystery

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Environment

Warmer ocean is driving the Antarctic sea ice 'regime shift'

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Humans

Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals' decline

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Life

Oldest known dog extends the genetic history of our canine companions

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Space

Earth may have formed from two separate rings around the sun

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Humans

Ancient bones reveal vivid details of a Neanderthal elephant hunt

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Physics

Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first time

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Cystitis or tooth decay could trigger dementia just a few years later

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Physics

Temperature gets a new definition using a quantum device

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The brain's cleaning system can be boosted to rid Alzheimer's proteins

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Life

A variety of jungle animals all use one type of tree as a latrine

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Space

We could protect Earth from dangerous asteroids using a huge magnet

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Surprising male G-spot found in most detailed study of the penis yet

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Life

Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes

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Life

First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newborn

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Humans

The Shroud of Turin bears DNA from many people, plants and animals

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Technology

AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C

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Analysis

Life

Landmark experiment reveals a big unexpected problem with cloning

A 20-year study has shown that, like photocopying photocopies, cloning doesn't produce perfect copies – with big implications for farming, conservation and de-extinction

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Environment

Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it could get bad

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Aperture

Environment

Stark photos show quest for profit cutting swathes through the Amazon

Photographer Lalo de Almeida has been documenting the industrialisation taking place in the Amazon rainforest after the Brazilian government relaxed environmental controls

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Features

Physics

A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

The muon collid±ð°ùÌýwas once dismissed as impossible, but is nowÌýgainingÌýsteamÌýas the successor to the Large Hadron Collider. IfÌýbuilt,Ìýit could offer aÌýnew windowÌýtoÌýrealityÌý

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Environment

Oceans are darkening all over the planet – what’s going on?

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The profound effect the heart-brain connection has on your health

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Culture

Life

What to read this week: Lixing Sun's ambitious On the Origin of Sex

Ducks with corkscrew penises, fish changing sex – what do we really know about sex and reproduction on Earth? Less than we think, reveals a mind-boggling new book. Elle Hunt explores

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Comment

New Scientist recommends the engaging Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal

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Mind

Michael Pollan: 'Consciousness is really under siege'

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The partnership helping driverless cars navigate extreme weather

Self-driving cars struggle when the weather turns bad. But a UK-EU partnership is getting to grips with the problem, funded by Europe’s flagship research programme, Horizon Europe

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A negative attitude towards ageing is making you age faster

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Are humans degenerating genetically and getting dumber as a result?

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Tom Gauld on robot dreams

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Twisteddoodles on birds' beaks and their diets

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Comment

How many academics does it take to tell a joke? Time for a study...

Feedback is delighted to discover a study analysing the use of humour at scientific conferences – but disappointed to find a distinct lack of it

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Letters

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