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Mind

Why relaxation is as important as sleep – and six ways to do it better

Homo floresiensis skull. Mould made from fragments of the skull of Homo floresiensis in Liang Bua cave, Flores, Indonesia. This newly discovered hominid species was found in Liang Bua cave in 2003. It was very small, measuring just over a metre tall, and is thought to be a descendant of Homo erectus that underwent island dwarfism - a process where isolated species that lack predators and are constrained by limited resources evolve to become smaller. It is thought to have become extinct around 12,000 years ago and therefore co-existed with modern humans (Homo sapiens).

Humans

The untold story of the curiously controversial Homo floresiensis dig

Space

How the JUICE mission will look for habitability on Jupiter’s moons

Leaders

Humans

How artefacts are found tells its own story 鈥� if we want to hear it

It is easy to overlook the聽circumstances surrounding the discovery of ancient artefacts, but the insight this gives us into modern lives is just as valuable as the find itself

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A note from the magazine editor on 快猫短视频 Live

快猫短视频 Live is the highlight of our calendar. From the inner life of a dolphin to the future of AI, there is a lot to discover

Life

Nearly every kakapo’s genome has been sequenced to help save them

Physics

Maxwell’s demon imagined by physicists really exists inside our cells

Space

India鈥檚 Chandrayaan-3 mission starts exploring the moon鈥檚 south pole

Environment

Sled dogs are making Svalbard greener with their poo

Humans

Women and men throw spears equally well using ancient atlatl tool

Life

Cougars are changing the way they hunt so bears don鈥檛 steal their food

Technology

AI can spot early signs of a tsunami from atmospheric shock waves

Health

Your height may influence the diversity of your gut microbiome

Chemistry

Plastic bottles can be recycled into energy-storing supercapacitors

Health

Our genes shape our education level more than our upbringing

Technology

Toughest known structure discovered by autonomous robot lab

Environment

The tropics could get so hot that all leaves on rainforest trees die

Life

Bees may be able to tell if water contains sugar just by looking at it

Humans

The human Y chromosome has been fully sequenced for the first time

Technology

What is an ‘AI prompt engineer’ and does every company need one?

Life

Emperor penguin colonies lost all their chicks due to ice breakup

Chemistry

A map of every conceivable molecule could be possible with AI

Space

Solar wind that blasts from sun may be driven by tiny plasma flares

Technology

ChatGPT gets better marks than students in some university courses

Life

Turtles keep a record of nuclear activity in their shells

Analysis

People with dengue in hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in July

Health

Why is it so difficult to make an effective vaccine against dengue?

The dengue virus has four subtypes, which each circulate at different levels in different countries, regularly fluctuating in prevalence. Developing a vaccine that effectively targets all of these subtypes has been notoriously challenging

Mathematics

How the history of maths is much more diverse than you think

Technology

Our priorities are all wrong when it comes to new technologies

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Environment

Even rail trucks full of coal look beautiful in a J Henry Fair photo

Environmental activist and photographer J Henry Fair took this mesmerising photograph of the Lambert's Point coal terminal in Virginia from a plane, to reveal its inner workings

Features

Mind

Why relaxation is as important as sleep – and six ways to do it better

We instinctively know that relaxing feels good, but we are now figuring out what it does to the brain and uncovering the best ways to unwind to maximise its benefits

Humans

The untold story of the curiously controversial Homo floresiensis dig

Space

How the JUICE mission will look for habitability on Jupiter’s moons

Culture

BOYOLALI, INDONESIA - MARCH 11: A motorcyclist wearing a mask rides past in an area covered by ash after Mount Merapi erupted spewing volcanic materials at Stabelan village on March 11, 2023 in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia. Mount Merapi, 2,968 metres high, is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, with an eruption occurring every two to five years. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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Mountains of Fire review: What volcanoes can teach us about ourselves

Clive Oppenheimer's intrepid scientific memoir not only takes us to the crater's edge, it shows how seriously the volcanologist takes the mystical meanings volcanoes hold for those who live nearby

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快猫短视频 recommends futuristic Netflix movie Nimona

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Interstellar review: The case for seeking out alien technology

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Painkiller review: Netflix drops the ball in retelling OxyContin story

Little cute girl on kitchen is taking chocolate cookie from table.

Chemistry

The science behind baking the perfect chocolate chip cookie

Whether you like yours fudgy or crisp, nothing beats a chocolate chip cookie. Sam Wong explains how to get your preferred texture

Tom Gauld on areas of expertise

Twisteddoodles on gas laws and deadline law