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2H57CRH Real zero no net zero placard, Global Day of Action for Climate Justice demonstration, London, UK. 6th November 2021

Environment

Net-zero aim shouldn’t be used to delay action on carbon emissions

Life

How a radical redefinition of life could help us find aliens

Health

Tumour-dwelling microbes: A startling new frontier in cancer treatment

CF2MRN Sheep grazing on the banks of the River Till at Twizel, a tributary of the River Tweed.

Environment

Farming destroyed UK rivers to meet food demand 鈥� here’s how we fix it

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Leaders

2H57CRH Real zero no net zero placard, Global Day of Action for Climate Justice demonstration, London, UK. 6th November 2021

Environment

Net-zero aim shouldn’t be used to delay action on carbon emissions

For executives or politicians with an eye on the next financial quarter or electoral cycle, net zero has clear appeal. But we shouldn't use it as a way to delay action on tackling climate change

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Life

Weird stink bug with forked horns and tusks discovered in Australia

A multicoloured stink bug found in Western Australia has forked horns for camouflage, mysterious patches of matted hair and the males have peculiar tusks that may be used to win over females

Life

Ancient reptiles’ long necks made them vulnerable to decapitation

Technology

AIs will become useless if they keep learning from other AIs

Technology

Quantum computers could slash the energy use of cryptocurrencies

Life

Chimpanzees can prepare for alternative futures

Earth

Humans have pumped so much groundwater, we鈥檝e shifted Earth鈥檚 axis

Space

A star has been eating an orbiting planet for 85 years

Health

What are ‘synthetic embryos’ and why are scientists making them?

Technology

Solar-powered fuel cell recycles plastic waste and carbon dioxide

Physics

Scandium superconducts at the highest temperature for a pure element

Mind

Brain activity ‘barcodes’ may be linked to specific memories in birds

Health

Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development

Life

Male flies are better at mating after fighting off a robotic rival

Environment

Wildfire smoke in North America could be creating clouds over Europe

Life

Ancient plant’s leaves didn’t follow golden rule as modern ones do

Technology

IBM quantum computer beat a supercomputer in a head-to-head test

Technology

Tiny robot could stop bleeding from inside the body using heat

Health

‘Smart drugs’ don’t make people better at a problem-solving test

Space

Fastest star in the galaxy clocked at 2285 kilometres per second

Technology

Cosmic rays help navigate underground in first real-world test

Life

Extinct lizard was a bizarrely supersized version of modern skinks

Humans

Fossils in Laos cave imply modern humans were in Asia 86,000 years ago

Analysis

Environment

Why 2023 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record

Global weather conditions are showing extraordinary levels of heating this year. With this adding to human-driven climate change, 2023 could be the hottest year we have ever seen

Environment

Shell can’t say it backs net zero while still betting on fossil fuels

Health

Why medical studies of diverse populations benefit humanity as a whole

Physics

The massive problem of trying to fully explain what mass actually is

Aperture

Aklima Parvin (19) keeps har face covered as she stands in a boat stranded on a mud flat. She faces discrimination due to her skin discolouration and pigmentation. She stopped going to college and spends her days alone since many of her friends are now married and have left the area.

Comment

Revealing images from the front line of climate change in Bangladesh

People are increasingly grappling with the impacts of a shifting climate in Bangladesh, something that journalist Fabeha Monir has captured in a series of photos

Features

Life

How a radical redefinition of life could help us find aliens

Sara Imari Walker, who developed Assembly Theory with chemist Lee Cronin, explains how the theory's definition of life might help us find it on other planets

Environment

Farming destroyed UK rivers to meet food demand 鈥� here’s how we fix it

Health

Tumour-dwelling microbes: A startling new frontier in cancer treatment

Culture

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Maria Laura Antonelli/Shutterstock (13667188x) Giorgio Parisi attends the Raiuno Italian TV program 'Porta a porta', Rome, Italy, 14 Dic 2022 TV program 'Porta a porta', Rome, Italy, 14 Dic 2022 - 14 Dec 2022

Comment

快猫短视频s and thinkers pick the books they are taking on holiday

From a sci-fi classic to essential non-fiction, some of the brightest minds, including Peter Frankopan and Claudia Hammond, share their top picks for reading on holiday

Best science books and must-reads for your next break

Comment

The best new sci-fi books to escape into on your next holiday

Comment

Best science books and science fiction stories for kids

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Comment

The easy way to make pasta at home

You don鈥檛 need eggs, flour and special gadgets to make your own pasta 鈥� semolina, water and a good knead will do it, says Sam Wong

Tom Gauld: The nanotech team is here

Regulars

What happens if you give Froot Loops to a rat and study its penis

Feedback lifts the lid on a study into stressed rats and the effects of 'comfort food' on their 'penile morphology', and explores an essay which sets out to debunk the Dunning-Kruger effec

This Week鈥檚 Letters

This week鈥檚 new questions

Why did ice in my drink in Spain take longer to melt than at home?

If humans colonised Mars, how would they calculate time?

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