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Spot the difference • Taking a philosophical view of the universe can help us distinguish fact from fiction
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Starship rocket reaches orbit
Fears grow over Antarctic ice loss • Third year of low Antarctic sea ice cover raises worries an irreversible change has happened
Analysis Microbiology • What do home test kits really reveal about our gut microbiome? Many firms sell direct-to-consumer faecal testing kits, but it seems that they aren’t supported by much evidence, says Clare Wilson
Doing away with dark matter • Most physicists believe that only a quantum theory of gravity can fully explain the mysteries of the universe, but the idea of “post-quantum gravity” shows an alternative way, finds Alex Wilkins
Extreme heat could trigger the worst global financial crisis we have seen
Nvidia’s Blackwell AI ‘superchip’ is the most powerful yet
Intermittent fasting linked to a higher risk of heart disease death
Humans and sabre-toothed cats shared a mammoth meal
A new take on Fermat’s last theorem • Mathematicians plan to translate the infamous problem into a machine-readable version
Buildings could be 3D printed using ink made of waste wood
Analysis Climate-friendly food • Should we eat snakes to save the planet? Pythons convert food into meat more efficiently than other livestock and can be fed on waste meat, but this doesn’t mean eating snakes is inherently more sustainable, says Michael Le Page
Gold flecks create a new kind of one-way window
How mental health conditions seem to make you age faster
Blow dealt to hopes that Europa’s ocean hosts life
Plant-killing genetic technology could wipe out superweeds
A single meteorite created a billion craters on Mars
Brain fat linked to Alzheimer’s • Genetic risk factor for disease seems to lead to build-up of fat droplets in some cells
Chimp mothers play with their young even in tough times
US methane leaks are triple the official estimates
Sleeping black hole is way more massive than it should be
Nasal spray could help to treat MS
Many ski resorts to lack snow by 2100
City lights may have made moths evolve smaller wings
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All in your genes • As DNA testing becomes routine, will life insurance companies start using our genetic code to inform their decisions, asks Jenny Kleeman
This changes everything • Is the truth out there? A recent paper packed with delightful acronyms digs into where people report having seen UFOs, but finds no evidence of alien visitors, says Annalee Newitz
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Lessons from the flood • A tour of the world’s great flood myths is a fascinating if stark warning about human hubris in ignoring our place in nature, says Eleanor Parsons
No need to panic • What is all our screen use really doing to us? A new book counters the scare stories by sticking to the science, says Chris Stokel-Walker
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The TV column • Facing it down Cixin Liu’s novel The Three-Body Problem has been turned into an eight-part series for Netflix by the Game of Thrones team. There is much to admire so far, but will the adaptation stay on track, wonders Bethan Ackerley
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