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Protester holding sign saying "pray to end abortion"

Society

Activist groups are making it harder to access abortions in the UK

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Life

Does your houseplant have feelings?

Life

The radical new experiments that hint at plant consciousness

Physics

Why rethinking time in quantum mechanics could help us unite physics

Health

Revealing the hidden impact of whole-genome sequencing for newborns

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Leaders

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Life

Does your houseplant have feelings?

The idea of plant consciousness may be wild, but finding objective ways to probe their inner lives could bring benefits to us all

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Exposed river bed with city skyline in the background

Environment

Heatwave in China is the most severe ever recorded in the world

A long spell of extreme hot and dry weather is affecting energy, water supplies and food production across China

Earth

Earthquakes seem to come in a more predictable pattern than we thought

Mathematics

Rubik’s Cube solution unlocked by memorising 3915 final move sequences

Mind

We may use distinct parts of our brain to think about close friends

Space

JWST has captured a sparkling galaxy full of intense star formation

Space

Shards of pure ice might snow upwards beneath the ice shell of Europa

Technology

Quantum computers might not offer extreme speed boost for chemistry

Health

Covid-19 linked to higher risk of brain conditions up to two years on

Health

Most people with covid-19 are still infectious after five days

Health

More than half of people infected with omicron may not know it

Technology

Curiosity Mars rover gets 50 per cent speed boost from software update

Environment

Genetic tweaks to upgrade photosynthesis boost soy yield by a fifth

Space

The star Betelgeuse has stopped dimming 鈥� but it’s still acting weird

Life

Sac with a mouth and no anus wasn’t our earliest ancestor after all

Technology

Your smartphone could recognise you just by the way you hold it

Physics

Physicists surprised to discover the proton contains a charm quark

Health

Living robots made from human cells may induce neuron healing

Health

Tiny chip can quickly identify hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences

Earth

A second asteroid may have struck Earth when the dinosaurs died out

Humans

Chewing can increase your body’s energy use by up to 15 per cent

Life

Ancient megalodon shark could eat a whale in just a few bites

Chemistry

Simple chemistry can recycle polystyrene into more valuable products

Analysis

Protester holding sign saying "pray to end abortion"

Society

Activist groups are making it harder to access abortions in the UK

Doctors in the UK say that attempts to restrict access to abortion services are an unacceptable barrier to healthcare

Space

JWST’s images of the cosmos should be for all, not just astronomers

Humans

Why I love the proliferation of green roofs and living walls

Aperture

FEATURE CROP ONLY Galileos watercolours of the moon 'By courtesy of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBACT), Central National Library of Florence, Ban of Reproduction

Humans

Scientific illustrations illuminate work by Galileo, Einstein and more

Taken from Anna Escard脫's book Science Illustration: A history of visual knowledge from the 15th century to today, these images range from Galileo's watercolours to a sketch from Einstein's notebook

Features

Life

The radical new experiments that hint at plant consciousness

It鈥檚 a wild idea, but recent experiments suggest plants may have the ability to learn and make decisions. Are the claims true and if so, what does it mean for our understanding of consciousness and the human mind?

Health

Revealing the hidden impact of whole-genome sequencing for newborns

Physics

Why rethinking time in quantum mechanics could help us unite physics

Culture

L to R: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Brandon Perea in NOPE, written, produced, and directed by Jordan Peele.

Humans

Nope review: Jordan Peele UFO horror is packed with interesting ideas

Nope might adopt the flying saucer clich茅, but this beautifully shot spectacle from director Jordan Peele breathes new life into the sci-fi horror genre

Humans

Writing Gaia review: The letters of James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis

Humans

The Genetic Age review: Is genetic engineering a costly distraction?

Humans

Don’t Miss: NASA’s first steps toward new moon mission via Orion trial

Humans

Two noir sci-fi novels show crushing despair can make great reading

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Humans

Show your children how to make paper helicopters for home experiments

Most children can fold a paper plane, but Alom Shaha prefers paper helicopters 鈥� and they are better for experimenting with

Tom Gauld on a very tricky position

Twisteddoodles on reviewing scientific papers

Regulars

Intimate insight into how long-tailed macaques use stone tools

Feedback explores the 鈥渘onforaging contexts鈥� in which macaques are using stone tools in Bali, while also looking into what to do with powdered owl, and an unexpected attempt to give snakes back their legs

This Week鈥檚 Letters

What stops us from processing weeds into tasty and edible food?

What determines fingerprints?

This week鈥檚 new questions

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