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Mind

How do we know that therapy works, and which kind is best for you?

Life

The shocking decline of Earth鈥檚 microbiome 鈥� and how to save it

Mind

Physicist David Wolpert on how to study concepts beyond imagination

Leaders

Health

We must treat therapy with scientific rigour to see if it works

The number of people seeking psychotherapy is on the rise, but the field has long been seen as unscientific. It is time to approach it with the same diligence as we do other treatments

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The sapphire crystal resonator used by ETH researchers to probe the validity of quantum mechanics in objects consisting of trillions of atoms.?(Image: ETH Zurich)

Physics

A macroscopic amount of matter has been put in a quantum superposition

Researchers have put a sapphire crystal containing quadrillions of atoms into a superposition of quantum states, bringing quantum effects into the macroscopic world

Health

Keto diet may treat epilepsy by changing the gut microbiome

Life

Ancient droppings may help save kakapo parrots from extinction

Environment

Record-breaking sea temperatures set to bring supercharged storms

Life

Male crazy ants have two different sets of DNA in their bodies

Mind

We don’t have any viable way of countering conspiracy theories

Space

Exoplanets with a permanent day side may sometimes flip into night

Mind

Neural engineering rewires the brain using light to change behaviour

Technology

Ultraviolet camo made from natural plant dyes could help bird hunters

Space

Solar flares made in the lab could teach us about the real thing

Mind

Your short-term memory can be unreliable after just a few seconds

Life

Chimpanzees may have an adolescent growth spurt like humans

Technology

An AI dedicated to drawing hands could help all the other AIs improve

Life

Three species of extremely primitive spider discovered in China

Physics

Light interacts with its past self in twist on double-slit experiment

Technology

Apps that identify plants can be as little as 4 per cent accurate

Life

Monkeys with human-like hands can be fooled by sleight-of-hand magic

Technology

Underwater pendulums could calm waves and reduce coastal erosion

Life

Animals that are social outliers seem to be better at solving problems

Life

Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves

Environment

Ozone-destroying CFC chemicals are on the rise again despite ban

Environment

Climate change is fuelling the spread of viral diseases in plants

Technology

Shapes 3D printed into living worms could be future of brain implants

Life

Broad-nosed ancient shark was one of earliest fish to smell in stereo

Analysis

A child in Seattle, Washington, receives a chickenpox vaccine in 2019. The US, among other countries, offers a routine chickenpox vaccine to children, unlike countries such as the UK and Denmark

Health

Should more countries vaccinate children against chickenpox?

Some countries are concerned that vaccinating children could lead to a rise in severe chickenpox cases among older unvaccinated people. But a new study suggests that routinely immunising children could cut the number of people who die from the infection across all ages

Life

Why we need to be honest with children about the brutality of nature

Technology

How I found a new home online at Mastodon, after giving up on Twitter

Aperture

The sheep return to the stable after grazing at the "Buon Pastore" dairy in Sant'alberto, Ravenna, Italy. The dairy and sheep farm work in synergy with the "Solar Farm" energy park, a 35 MW photovoltaic field capable of producing approximately 47,000 MWh of electricity, or the equivalent consumption of 18,000 families. Sheep graze among the solar panels, helping to maintain agricultural areas and turf.

Comment

Photos of solar sheep and an eco-winery capture Italy鈥檚 green journey

From sheep grazing in a field of solar panels to natural wine chilling, Islands of Energy by photographer Luigi Avantaggiato captures the greening of Italy at every scale

Features

Mind

How do we know that therapy works, and which kind is best for you?

Psychotherapy has never been more available and yet, with so many options, it can be hard to know where to start. Thankfully, researchers are getting to grips with what really works and why

Mind

Physicist David Wolpert on how to study concepts beyond imagination

Life

The shocking decline of Earth鈥檚 microbiome 鈥� and how to save it

Culture

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Comment

The Power of Language review: What speaking many languages can do

Through staving off dementia symptoms, boosting brainpower and even being a different version of yourself, speaking many languages is a great strategy for life, argues a new book from Viorica Marian

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Don’t Miss: Mrs Davis, an AI comedy for the GPT-4 age

Comment

Sleeping Beauties review: The strange nature of nature’s inventiveness

Comment

LOLA review: Great sci-fi film is rich in ideas, but poor in budget

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Mind

How to stop procrastinating and start getting things done

Procrastination can steal hours of our time, but the latest research has some answers about how to reduce it, finds David Robson in his new 60-second psychology column

Tom Gauld: The infinite monkeys take a break

Twisteddoodles: Science has found that 60% of birdsong is rap battles