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Humans

Lost art of the Stone Age: The cave paintings redrawing human history

Technology

Why self-driving cars could be going the way of the jetpack

Health

Thin-air therapy: The unexpected medical benefits of hypoxia

Leaders

Health

The UK has chosen a dangerous path out of the coronavirus pandemic

By easing restrictions while many people are only partially protected from the coronavirus, the UK is giving the virus lots of opportunity to find new ways to evade our immune systems

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People gather at Windsor castle in Berkshire, UK

Health

Eight reasons why the UK’s coronavirus cases appear to be falling

Official figures suggest that UK coronavirus infections have fallen for seven days in a row, but there are many explanations as to why it may not be a genuine drop

Health

UK conditions are ideal for evolving vaccine-resistant covid variants

Humans

Most detailed human genome sequence yet reveals our hidden variation

Environment

Termite gut microbes can help turn toxic wood into biofuels

Space

Russia is launching a new module for the International Space Station

Life

Dogs will ignore you if they know you are lying, unlike young children

Space

Stars sped up by black holes may outshine supernovae when they collide

Technology

DeepMind’s AI uncovers structure of 98.5 per cent of human proteins

Environment

Vacuuming DNA from air can reveal which animals are present in an area

Space

Who counts as an astronaut? Not Jeff Bezos, say new US rules

Environment

Kelp surveys on England’s south coast monitor a key climate defence

Life

Essential oils help to stop invasive beetles from eating palm trees

Space

Astronomers may have spotted a distant alien moon being born

Health

Virtual roller coaster rides may help unravel causes of migraine

Life

Male and female mammals kill their own species for different reasons

Humans

Last meal of a man mummified in a bog reconstructed after 2400 years

Technology

Flexible computer processor is the most powerful plastic chip yet

Life

Sharks’ spiral-shaped intestines resemble a Nikola Tesla invention

Life

Tomatoes have a kind of nervous system that warns about attacks

Analysis

Environment

Can we fix climate models to better predict record-shattering weather?

The ability of climate models to predict extremes has been called into question following a string of intense weather events around the world

Life

Why invertebrates should be included in animal welfare protections

Humans

There’s room for a green middle ground in the UK’s culture wars

Aperture

Humans

Striking image of covid-19 clean-up is among photo contest finalists

The Time of Coronavirus by Aly Song, captures the awful drama of the pandemic, showing volunteers disinfecting Qintai Grand Theatre in Wuhan, China. The image is one of the finalists in this year's Wellcome Photography Competition

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Features

Humans

Lost art of the Stone Age: The cave paintings redrawing human history

Newly discovered cave art gives fresh insight into the minds of our ancestors - and upends the idea that a Stone Age cultural explosion was unique to Europe

Health

Thin-air therapy: The unexpected medical benefits of hypoxia

Technology

Why self-driving cars could be going the way of the jetpack

Culture

Technology

12 Bytes review: Jeanette Winterson on AI and making life less binary

Jeanette Winterson's latest non-fiction book is a smart take on AI, intelligence and our binary world. Her thought-provoking essays offer a refreshingly optimistic take on AI's future

Don’t Miss: A Trillion Trees, a book to help us save the planet

Health

Settlers review: Powerful sci-fi movie evokes classic westerns

Mars Horizon review: Fantastic simulator gets you into the space race