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Space

The James Webb Space Telescope heralds a new era for astronomy

Space

7 big questions the James Webb Space Telescope is about to answer

Society

Sophie Howe on how to fight for future generations in politics

Mind

How to understand your inner voice and control your inner critic

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Leaders

Space

The James Webb Space Telescope heralds a new era for astronomy

We are about to get our hands on the first observations from the world鈥檚 most powerful space telescope - and it鈥檚 a moment to savour

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Fusion power plant - credit UKAEA

Technology

Design work starts on European commercial fusion power station

The EuroFusion consortium hopes its DEMOnstration Power Plant will take fusion power from the lab to commercial electricity supply by 2054

Environment

Firms pledge to clean up construction with green net-zero concrete

Environment

What does the new US Supreme Court ruling mean for carbon emissions?

Physics

Time loops may not be forbidden by physics after all

Technology

Quantum computer cools itself down by performing calculations

Technology

‘Fair’ AI could help redress bias against Black US homebuyers

Health

Intermittent fasting linked to better gut and liver function in mice

Health

Brain electrodes may be a long-lasting aid for severe depression

Technology

Molecular computer uses 10,000 times less energy than a normal one

Life

Newly identified species is the world鈥檚 largest known giant water lily

Technology

Self-charging buoy could harness wave power to monitor the oceans

Environment

Alien earthworms have spread to almost all parts of North America

Health

Why two-thirds of IVF embryos suddenly stop developing

Life

Dinosaurs鈥� ability to survive icy cold helped them dominate the planet

Environment

‘Shocking’ failure to insulate homes means UK will miss carbon goals

Health

Implantable device blocks pain by chilling nerves inside the body

Technology

AI predicts crime a week in advance with 90 per cent accuracy

Health

鈥楽ofter鈥� form of CRISPR may edit genes more accurately

Environment

40 per cent of people could live outside ‘human climate niche’ by 2100

Health

Covid-19: What are the risks of catching the virus multiple times?

Life

Dogs are descended from two populations of ancient wolves

Technology

Acoustic levitation used to build complex structures in mid-air

Health

Faecal transplants ease irritable bowel syndrome for three years

Analysis

Life

Why restoring seagrass meadows would be a huge conservation win

Seagrass meadows are vanishing at a rate of 7 per cent a year, but this is a habitat that buries carbon up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforest. We must safeguard and restore it, says Sophie Pavelle

Physics

What does it mean when we say that space-time is expanding?

Aperture

FEATURE - Clouds of Hydrogen Gas ? Simon Tang Clouds of hydrogen gas give way as the magnetic field lines of the sun snap and clash together. This display of nature creates astonishing features, known as prominences, on the limb of the Sun. Taken with QHYCCD QHY5III-174M camera, 5040mm f/33.6, 1000 x 12-millisecond frame exposures Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Space

Stunning solar prominences shine in photography competition

This photograph of solar features called prominences is one of the dazzling cosmic images shortlisted for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in the UK

Features

Space

7 big questions the James Webb Space Telescope is about to answer

NASA has just released the first full-colour image from the James Webb Space Telescope. Here鈥檚 what it is looking at first 鈥� and how it will address the biggest mysteries of the universe

Society

Sophie Howe on how to fight for future generations in politics

Mind

How to understand your inner voice and control your inner critic

Culture

Markiyan Kamysh

Humans

Stalking the Atomic City review: An extraordinary window on Chernobyl

This vivid guide takes us into the exclusion zone around the nuclear power plant that exploded in 1986, revealing a "land of tranquillity and frozen time"

Humans

Don’t Miss: Resident Evil’s Raccoon City gets a futuristic TV makeover

Life

An Immense World review: A powerful look at animals’ inner lives

Humans

Brian and Charles review: Can robots transform us, asks fantasy film

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2GE29AM Young man pouring coffee from french press working indoors, home office concept.

Humans

How to make the best cup of cold-brew coffee

Cold-brew coffee is on the rise. Enthusiasts say it has a smoother, less acidic taste and new research backs this up, finds Sam Wong, who takes his with ice and milk

Tom Gauld on a combat robot workshop

Regulars

Humans

NFT fans fall for Snoop Dogg impersonator

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more

This Week鈥檚 Letters

This week鈥檚 new questions

Why does music evoke emotions, even if it doesn鈥檛 have lyrics? part 2

If frogs return to breed where they hatched, how do they spread?

What shape would a candle鈥檚 flame be in zero gravity?

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