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Stick to the old plan • We can treat the symptoms of ageing without branding it a disease
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Swiss village evacuated
Stem cell transplant extends life • Genetically modified blood stem cells have increased the lifespan of mice by 20 per cent and could soon be tested in a human cancer treatment, discovers Michael Le Page
Irregular sleep linked to a higher risk of dying in next 7 years
Analysis AI legislation • What is the future of artificial intelligence? Google and the European Union both have a vision, but don’t seem to be talking to each other, says Chris Stokel-Walker
How parasites help ward off obesity • Infections with worms seem to tweak genes and boost the host’s immune cells
Colour-changing wrap tells you when food has spoiled
Genes that give partial resistance to Alzheimer’s may show how to beat it
Butterflies evolved in North America • Genetic analysis hints butterflies arose 100 million years ago, before the dinosaur extinction
…while those alive today must adapt to climate change
Stimulating the clitoris electrically could treat low libido
Particle that remembers its past discovered by quantum computer
Mysterious sounds in stratosphere can’t be traced to any known source
Your body wash may draw more mosquitoes to you
Field notes Charles Trent scrapyard, UK • Can we create a circular motor industry? Graham Lawton grabs a power tool and gets to grips with a new way to recycle vehicles
Young children value the lives of animals more than adults do
Quantum computer circuits pass key entanglement test
Kangaroo faeces transplants may cut cow emissions
Odd supernova defies our understanding of the cosmos
Having naturally high vitamin D levels may protect against psoriasis
Saturn usurps Jupiter’s crown as host of most moons
Dozens of “frost quakes” hit town
The biggest cosmic explosion ever seen
Seals in the Pacific are experiencing fur loss
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Talking horse sense • When it comes to equine sports, animal rights protesters need to base their efforts on science, not emotions, says Christa Lesté-Lasserre
Our Human Story • What does the fox say? We used to think “synanthropic” animals like foxes started living alongside us around 10,000 years ago. But it could have been much earlier, says Michael Marshall
Algal blooms
Your letters
Living for the drama • When we call someone a “drama queen”, are we describing a personality type or something more serious? It is a question worth exploring, finds Elle Hunt
Bringing it all together • An enticing new wing of New York’s natural history museum aims to connect living things. It is a triumph, says Alexis Wnuk
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The film column • Tragically common Hang Son Doong, a beautiful and extraordinary cave in one of Vietnam’s poorest regions, was all but unknown. Then cavers arrived and opened the way to tourism. Simon Ings explores a documentary that exposes the true cost
Nipping ageing in the bud • Senolytic drugs that promise to “treat” ageing are already being trialled in humans. Can they live up to the hype, asks Graham Lawton
Don’t try this at home
Think like a hacker • Cyber-lawyer Scott Shapiro believes there is more to...